Alastair Goldrein’s practice focuses on advising creditors, sponsors, insolvent companies, and insolvency practitioners on all areas of international restructurings, insolvency, and corporate rescues.

As part of his broader finance practice, Alastair advises parties that are seeking to fund into existing insolvencies and restructurings, or who are interested in acquiring distressed businesses. He regularly handles English law restructuring documents for clients in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, China, and Hong Kong.

Alastair joined the firm in 2023.

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notable-experiences

  • The Joint Bankruptcy Trustees of Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V. 

  • An ad hoc group of holders of notes issued by DTEK Renewables in connection with its restructuring

  • The largest shareholder of Nostrum Oil & Gas in connection with its restructuring

  • The administrators of Fintyre Group Limited

  • A senior bondholder group in connection with DTEK Energy’s restructuring in 2015 and 2021

  • An ad hoc group of holders of notes issued by Intralot S.A. and/or certain of its affiliates in connection with its restructuring

  • An ad hoc group of holders of notes issued by Alliance Oil in connection with the issuer’s exchange offer

  • Etihad in the restructuring of Air Berlin and the subsequent insolvency proceedings over the various companies of the Air Berlin group

  • The Security trustee in the financial restructuring of Senvion and corresponding insolvency proceedings

  • Subordinated bondholders in connection with the restructuring of HSH Nordbank

  • A bank group in connection with the restructuring of Agrokor d.d.

  • An ad hoc group of noteholders in connection with O1 Properties

  • A senior bondholder group in connection with the restructuring of The International Bank of Azerbaijan

  • DBAY Advisors in connection with the acquisition of the Eddie Stobart Group

  • A bondholder group in connection with the restructuring of Brunswick Rail

  • An ad hoc committee of noteholders in the financial restructuring and recapitalization of the Bibby Offshore Group

  • BXR Group, as sponsor, in connection with the restructuring of New World Resources, one of Central Europe’s leading hard coal producers

  • The ad hoc committee of bondholders in connection with the restructuring of Seat Pagine Gialle S.p.A., an Italy-based multimedia directories publisher and information search services provider

  • The ABI Special Committee of Senior Noteholders in connection with the restructuring of the £2.4 billion bond debt of the Punch Group, a publicly listed pub group with 4,000 pubs

  • ALMC in connection with the restructuring of its holding in Polish telecoms company, Play, and subsequent €310 million disposal of its interests to entities controlled by Novator

  • A committee of creditors in connection with the restructuring of creditor claims in Kaupthing pursuant to an Icelandic court-approved composition agreement

  • Credit Suisse in connection with a €60 million super senior revolving credit facility for Santé Partenaires, an investor and manager of private hospitals in France

  • The coordinating committee of international lenders in connection with the financial restructuring of United Company Rusal

  • HSBC in its capacity as indenture trustee in connection with the over $1 billion restructuring of multiple dual credit-linked note issuances in Asia

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