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Overview
Colin Kavanaugh is an associate in the Financial Restructuring practice and is based in the firm’s London office.
Colin focuses his practice on distressed debt, special situations financings and other liability management transactions, which often feature a cross-border component. He has experience advising a wide range of clients, including new money lenders, ad hoc groups of creditors and sponsor backed debtors.
Before joining Paul Hastings, Colin practiced with other international law firms in their U.S. and London offices, which included a secondment at a major London-based investment fund.
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2015
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A. (with distinction), 2011
Representations
- An ad hoc group of creditors of OQ Chemicals, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of oxo-chemicals, in relation to an interim financing and restructuring.
- A global investment fund in its analysis of liability management opportunities in relation to a French telecommunications company.
- An ad hoc group of crossover creditors of Digicel Group in relation to two complex transactions including: (i) the comprehensive recapitalisation and comprehensive financial restructuring of over $4.4 billion of funded indebtedness; and (ii) the complex distribution of Digicel Group Holding Limited’s assets among existing creditors, each implemented pursuant to a Bermuda scheme of arrangement.
- Travelex in its financial and operational restructuring, including the group’s entry into a new English law governed senior term facility, debenture and intercreditor agreement, as well as the transfer, accession and granting of security by numerous global subsidiaries.
- A privately held refining company in complex refinancing transactions involving a $612 million secured tax-exempt bond issuance, a $600 million secured tax-exempt bond redemption, a $90 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $115 million secured inventory monetization and intermediation facility.
- A privately held exploration and production company in a multiyear, complex financial restructuring involving negotiations with institutional noteholders and institutional banks.
- An investment fund borrower in a €250 million NAV-based financing to its qualifying asset holding company (QAHC) vehicle by an institutional lender.
- The private credit arm of a global asset manager as joint lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $95 million senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of a digital marketing agency by a private equity firm.
- A U.K.-based investment fund in a series of financings for various Luxembourg fund entities with a U.S. lender, including subscription financings, coinvest financings and bespoke financings with investors.
- Crayhill Capital Management on the $300 million financing for unybrands, an integrated platform for e-commerce businesses.
- A U.K.-based investment fund in a series of financings for various Luxembourg fund entities with a U.S. lender, including a capital call term loan facility, a revolving loan facility and a coinvest facility.
- A privately held exploration and production company in a $250 million investment grade revolving credit facility and its subsidiary in a concurrent $600 million senior secured term loan credit facility.
- A privately held energy company in a $45 million investment grade revolving credit facility and its subsidiary in a $280 million term loan credit facility.
- The lender in a $50 million reserve-based lending credit facility with a privately held exploration and production company.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.