James Kirkpatrick

• Advised Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS) in connection with the consensual restructuring of Consolis Group via a debt-for-equity swap of the Group’s EUR 300 million senior secured notes, provision of a new secured exit facility and extension of the group's revolving credit facility.
• Advised Bank One Limited (in its capacity as lender and agent) in connection with its loans to, and the complex recapitalisation and USD 485 million debt restructuring of, Bayport Management Ltd.
• Advised Mashreqbank PSC, in its various roles as outgoing agent and outgoing security agent, in relation to the AED 4 billion debt restructuring of JBF RAK LLC via the first debt-for-equity swap implemented under the onshore UAE Bankruptcy Law and first use of a court-sanctioned restructuring plan to successfully cram down dissenting secured creditors.
• Advised a distressed e-commerce company that acquires, operates and scales brands on global online marketplaces on various refinancing, sale and other transaction options in light of its impending debt maturity, including a potential sale on a solvent basis or through the use of an insolvency process, on the ultimate sale of its shares to its key investors and on strategic corporate issues and directors' duties issues amidst solvency concerns.
• Advised a UK-based data management access and privacy software provider on various refinancing, sale and other transaction options in light of its financial distress, on the ultimate sale of its shares by its key investors to a trade purchaser, and on strategic corporate issues and directors' duties issues amidst solvency concerns.
• Advised a Swedish private credit investor with over GBP 2.9 billion of assets under management on its enforcement strategy and the realisation of secured assets in respect of its senior secured loans to a group of hospitality venues operating in the UK and Ireland via an appointment of administrators to the UK operating companies.
• Advised eMed Healthcare, a US-based digital health company, on its pre-packaged acquisition of Babylon Health, a London-based multinational digital health firm, out of UK administration.
• Advised Land O'Lakes on the acquisition of the 'Mazumi' key strategic brand and other intellectual property assets out of the liquidation of UK-based Dietex International Limited.
• Advised Bacthera AG, a Swiss biotech association, on the purchase of a Spanish subsidiary and associated intellectual property out of the administration of 4D Pharma plc, a world leader in the development of live biotherapeutics.
• Advised Antalis Group, a worldwide leader in the B2B distribution of papers, packaging and visual communication and part of the Kokusai Pulp & Paper Group, on its acquisition of a worldwide portfolio of brands out of the administrations of its former suppliers, AW Branding Limited and Arjowiggins Scotland Limited.
• Advised private equity firm, Bain Capital, on its award-winning AUD 3.5 billion acquisition of formerly ASX-listed Virgin Australia Group by way of ten deeds of company arrangement and on associated implementation issues.*
• Advised formerly ASX-listed Speedcast Group, the largest provider of remote/offshore satellite communications operating in over 40 countries, on the implementation in Australia of its award-winning USD 1 billion restructuring under US Chapter 11 and USD 500 million equity investment by private equity firm Centerbridge.*
• Advised SRG Global Limited, a global specialist asset maintenance, mining services and construction group, on the successful completion of its acquisition of WBHO Infrastructure Pty Ltd out of voluntary administration by way of deed of company arrangement.*
• Advised a senior secured lender syndicate comprising CBA, HCC, MUFG Bank, Swiss Re (Singapore), Chubb and others in respect of their exposure to the AUD 630 million administration and liquidation of the formerly ASX-listed RCR Tomlinson Group.*

* Denotes experience gained prior to joining Baker McKenzie.