A top-notch restructuring group, capable of handling the biggest and the most difficult restructuring from either company side or creditors’ side. 
- Chambers USA, Band 1 Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide and NY)
Consumer Products, Retail & Apparel
Our restructuring department fields large, multidisciplinary teams that leverage the resources of our firm as a whole. We act on all sides of cutting-edge restructuring transactions across a range of industries.
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Revlon's Chapter 11 Cases
Revlon, a leading global beauty company, and certain of its subsidiaries in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Party City's Chapter 11 Case
Party City, a global leader in the celebrations industry, and certain domestic subsidiaries in its prearranged chapter 11 proceedings, as well as the provision of $150 million of debtor-in-possession financing, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas.
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Chapter 11 Cases of Serta Simmons
An ad hoc group of first lien lenders of Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, one of the leading producers of mattresses and bedding products in the United States and Canada, in connection with the chapter 11 cases filed by the company and its affiliates in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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Out-of-Court Restructuring of Rodan & Fields
Citibank, in its capacity as agent and revolving lender, in the out-of-court restructuring of Rodan & Fields.
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Alex and Ani Chapter 11 Cases
Lion Capital, as secured lender and equity sponsor, in the chapter 11 cases of Alex and Ani, a customizable jewelry company. The restructuring plan allowed the company to reorganize its balance sheet, optimize its retail lease portfolio, resolve litigation involving the company’s founder, and convert the company’s $127 million of prepetition secured debt into 100% of the reorganized company’s equity.
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Chapter 11 Cases of The Collected Group
The Collected Group, an international fashion group headquartered in California which is recognized globally as a leading designer, distributor and retailer of the Joie, Equipment and Current/Elliot brands, and its debtor subsidiaries, in their chapter 11 cases in the District of Delaware.
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Section 363 in the Chapter 11 Cases of Ascena Retail
Simon Property Group, a primary landlord of numerous retail properties leased to Ascena Retail Group, in connection with Ascena’s sale to Sycamore Partners pursuant to a section 363 sale in its chapter 11 cases in the Eastern District of Virginia.
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McGraw Hill's Out-of-Court Recapitalization
McGraw Hill, a leading educational publisher, in a comprehensive out-of-court debt recapitalization that involved (a) the amendment of the terms and maturities of the existing term loans and revolving facility commitments and (b) an issuance of new secured notes. The new secured notes were issued for cash, exchanged for existing holding company loans or in exchange of existing unsecured notes, all on terms negotiated among the relevant parties.
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Revlon's Successful Out-of-Court Exchange Offer
Revlon, a leading global beauty company, in its subsidiary’s successful out-of-court exchange offer.
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Guitar Center's Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases
The Carlyle Group, as a plan sponsor and post-bankruptcy new money investor in the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Guitar Center, the world’s leading musical instrument retailer. The plan provided for Carlyle to invest up to $65 million in the company in exchange for one-third of the post-reorganization common equity.
