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“I advise corporate debtors, sponsors, primary lenders, credit funds and insolvency practitioners on complex cross-border restructurings and insolvencies. I work closely with clients, in an efficient, straightforward, and logical way, applying technical expertise and commercial judgment to help clients achieve their business objectives. ”
Overview
Ewan is a managing associate in the Linklaters’ restructuring & insolvency team based in London. He has broad cross-border experience, specialising in complex restructuring and insolvency transactions acting for corporate debtors, creditors and insolvency practitioners spanning various sectors including financial services, energy, infrastructure, utilities, retail and real estate across Europe and Asia. Ewan has previously seconded to the firm’s finance and banking practice in Singapore. He is a qualified solicitor in England & Wales.
Work highlights
Ewan’s deal experience & career highlights to date include:
- Sunac China Holdings Ltd: advising an ad hoc group of offshore bondholders holding c.$3bn in connection with the balance sheet restructuring of Sunac’s cUS$10bn offshore liabilities (IFR Asia Restructuring Deal of the Year 2023).
- Joint Energy Administrators of Bulb Energy Ltd: advising in relation to the first appointment of special energy administrators, the sale of the customer book to Octopus Energy Ltd and associated financing arrangements with DESNZ.
- Accolade Wines: advising the exiting sponsor and the company in relation to a consensual restructuring of its senior debt facilities.
- Galapagos: advising the senior lenders of Galapagos SA in respect of the group’s balance sheet restructuring and subsequent amendments and waivers to the SGFA and RCF.
- H2O AM LLP: advising H2O on its ongoing restructuring negotiations with Tennor Holding BV and its beneficial owner Lars Windhorst.
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG: advising DBAG, a major German PE fund, on a restructuring of certain liabilities owed by the Oscar Mayer Group.
- Advising a potential acquirer of Intrum AB in connection with its financial restructuring.
- Advising a significant UK water utilities company on its financial restructuring proposal and contingency planning options.
- Sino Ocean: advising an ad hoc group of offshore noteholders in connection with the balance sheet restructuring of c.$6bn liabilities
- Getir: advising the company in relation to its financing negotiations with Mubadala Investment Company and hive-out business strategy.