Suzanne Thomson
Biography
Overview
Suzanne is a Counsel in the Firm's Restructuring and Insolvency team based in London.
Her experience includes advising a wide range of stakeholders including, investment funds, financial institutions, debtors, directors and insolvency practitioners in the context of distressed situations, cross border restructurings and formal insolvency processes. Her experience also includes general bank finance work and capital markets transactions.
Suzanne spent nine months from 2016 to 2017 on secondment to Oak Hill Advisors, a leading alternative investment firm, advising on private credit, private equity and restructuring transactions.
Prior to joining the Firm, Suzanne was an associate in the Restructuring team of a silver circle international law firm where she also spent six months seconded to the Treasury and M&A team of a large international corporate.
Experience
Vue
Representation of the cinema chain Vue International on its successful recapitalisation. Vue International secured 100 per cent lender consent to the recapitalisation steps, enabling a fully consensual implementation exercise, as part of which the ownership of the group passed to its senior lenders in exchange for a discharge of approximately £470 million of debt.
Hertz
Representation of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 cases and restructuring negotiations in Europe, Australia and Asia-Pacific. Hertz completed its successful chapter 11 restructuring and its plan of reorganisation became effective on June 30, 2021.This representation is one of the highest profile restructurings arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the most successful chapter 11 and international reorganisations in recent history.
Four Seasons Healthcare
Representation of the majority creditor of Four Seasons Care Home group in the restructuring of its £735 million senior debt.
Calon Energy
Representation of the majority secured creditor of the Calon Energy group, a UK based independent power producer in its restructuring and associated formal insolvency processes.
Seven Energy
Representation of an ad-hoc group of noteholders under a series of US$300 million senior secured bonds in relation to the restructuring of the Seven Energy group.
Oi S.A.
Representation of the Oi group, one of the world's largest integrated telecoms service providers, on its US$20 billion global debt restructuring by way of a Brazilian recuperação judicial process across multiple jurisdictions.
National utilities provider
Representation of a utilities provider in respect of its financing arrangements and navigating facility defaults and directors' duties issues arising due to challenging business circumstances.
Investment Fund Matters
Representation of several major credit-oriented investment funds and alternative asset managers on a range of performing investments, and distressed debt and workouts across a variety of sectors.
