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Kaisa Group Holdings on the approximately US$12.3 billion offshore debt restructuring through the dual parallel schemes of arrangement at two different entities in their relevant jurisdictions. This is the largest offshore debt restructuring of a Chinese real estate company that has been sanctioned to date. This deal was named “Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year” at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2025 and “Deal of the Year” by China Business Law Journal 2024.

Sino-Ocean Group on the successful restructuring of its approximately US$6 billion offshore debt. This landmark project is the first-ever “Cram across” in which Hong Kong-governed debt was used to cram down English law-governed debt through a twin Part 26A restructuring plan and Hong Kong scheme of arrangement, and the first time that a Chinese real estate company has used an English restructuring plan. The deal has won the “Pioneering Spirit Award” at the 2025 Global Restructuring Review Awards.

Atento, one of the world’s largest providers of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing services, in its successful restructuring and capital raise implemented via two parallel, inter-conditional and multi-class U.K. restructuring plans pursuant to Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006.

Zhongliang Holdings Group Company Limited on the successful restructuring of its approximately US$1.2 billion of offshore debt.

Famar on the successful restructuring, recapitalization and strengthening of its capital structure.

Northgate Information Solutions, a then KKR & Co. portfolio company, in relation to its financial restructuring and reduction of its debt facilities by £390 million.