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About Alex Thomson
Alex is a restructuring and capital solutions senior associate in our global transactions group.
Alex has experience acting for stakeholders across the capital structure as well as insolvency practitioners having acted for sponsors, lenders, ad-hoc groups of creditors, borrowers, administrators, prospective receivers and other key parties in the restructuring and insolvency market. Alex also has experience acting for borrowers and lenders on general finance transactions.
During his time at Freshfields, Alex spent six months on secondment with the Barings’ Public Fixed Income team where he focused on primary high-yield transactions along with special situations.
Recent work
Recent work
Non confidential deals and recent highlights include advising:
- OQ Chemicals in relation to its consensual financial restructuring.
- the SEAG sub-group of the Steinhoff group in respect of its most recent restructuring of approx €7bn of financial debt as well as general lender management and corporate governance.
- Credit Suisse on its exposure to the Greensill Group.
- an ad hoc group of Takko Fashion's noteholders on certain aspects of the company's €830m restrucuring, which included a debt for equity swap via a high yield consent solicitation and reinstatement of c. €405m of existing debt.
- Revlon in connection with the cross-border aspects of its Chapter 11 case.
- prospective fixed charge receivers in respect of enforcement over certain high-profile assets.
- members of the Ad Hoc Committee of lenders on the financial restructuring of the AccorInvest group, which operates 887 hotels worldwide and employs over 26,000 employees in 28 countries.
- the shareholders of Nordic Aviation in respect of Nordic Aviation’s scheme of arrangement and subsequent chapter 11 restructuring.
- the RCF lenders to Virgin Atlantic with respect to its restructuring plan in 2020 and its subsequent recapitalisation in 2021.
- Ted Baker in connection with amendments to its financing arrangements in connection with a recapitalisation of the group by way of an equity raise, in the context of the disposal of its headquarters and Covid 19.
Qualifications
Education
- LLB, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Bachelor of Commerce, Politics, Philosophy and Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professional Qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Attorney, South Africa