Our Experience

We were engaged by the Board of New Zealand women’s fashion retailer, Max Fashions to explore options to avoid insolvency due to COVID-19. We developed a restructuring plan that reduced payments to suppliers, closed unprofitable stores and reduced rent on remaining stores, using a Creditors Compromise to compel minority dissenting creditors to comply with the restrucutring. The restructure saved over 200 jobs and more than half of the retail network.

We were appointed to assist an infrastructure company facing insolvency due to a single large onerous contract. Our role involved assessing the restructuring options, considering the impact of various options on different stakeholders, and executing the preferred plan. We negotiated an exit from the contract for the company, providing the client with the means to continue with the project, rescuing the business from potential insolvency, and consequently avoiding any losses for creditors.

Engaged as advisors to the syndicate of senior lenders of the Royal Adelaide Hospital who were collectively owed $2.5bn. We undertook a review of the financial model and the implications of delayed completion on project economics, worked with the syndicate’s legal advisors to understand the legal and commercial impact of unresolved disputes and represented the lenders’ interests in a protracted mediation occurring between the disputing parties. The hospital is now open and operating normally and we are currently concluding a settlement of the disputes between the key stakeholders.

Lead advisor to an international syndicate of banks across Australia, Asia and the UK owed in excess of AUD$800m. Our in depth analysis and strategic guidance assisted our clients to evaluate and improve the restructuring options presented by the Company and ultimately exit at optimal value. We also played a central role in formulating the debt for equity recapitalisation structure which was ultimately implemented.

Lead financial advisor to the Australian lender group, comprising eight banks and numerous US private placement noteholders, collectively owed circa AUD$4.5 billion. We implemented a ground breaking 3 year stabilisation plan and restructured Centro Properties Group assets. The consolidated Group remains listed on the ASX and continues to trade successfully.