Biography

Bonita is an associate in the Financial Restructuring and Insolvency group in London.

Bonita has experience in relation to complex debt restructurings and insolvencies (including restructuring plans, administrations and receiverships) and distressed M&A. She has worked with a range of clients, including distressed companies, secured creditors, boards of directors, and insolvency practitioners.

Prior to joining White & Case, Bonita worked at a leading commercial law firm in New Zealand in the debt finance and restructuring team.

Experience

Waldorf Production
Representation of Waldorf Production on its successful financial restructuring to deliver a sale of the operating subsidiaries to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harbour Energy PLC.

Infrastructure
Representation of secured creditor and the insolvency practitioners in relation to the successful restructuring of a large-scale irrigation scheme.*

Infrastructure
Representation of secured creditor and insolvency practitioners in relation to the receivership and successful asset sale of a New Zealand ski resort.*

Real Estate
Representation of insolvency practitioners in relation to the insolvencies of large-scale property development companies and subsequent sales.*

* Experience gained prior to joining White & Case.

Professional Highlights

New Zealand
LLB
University of Otago
BA
French
University of Otago
English

Service areas