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Overview
Maria Grabis is an associate in the Financial Restructuring group of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Ms. Grabis has a broad-based corporate finance practice, advising investment banks, hedge funds, private equity sponsors and other capital providers, as well as public and private companies, on various complex financing transactions including debt offerings, acquisition finance transactions and distressed debt financings and restructurings.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2015
- Rutgers University, B.A. (cum laude), 2010
Representations
Restructuring Transactions:
- Carlson Wagonlit Travel (ad hoc group of secured noteholders)
- Guitar Center (ad hoc group of bondholders)
- Jill Holdings (ad hoc group of first lien term lenders)
- Output Services Group, Inc. (ad hoc group of term lenders)
- Strike Industries (American Industrial Partners, as sole provider of bridge and DIP financing and majority lender leading Chapter 11 and foreclosure transaction)
- TPC Group Inc. (ad hoc noteholder group)
Lending Transactions:
- Represented a convertible note financing provider to BuzzFeed Inc. in connection with the Company’s de-SPAC transaction
- Represented term lenders to Corsicana Bedding in connection with the Company’s acquisition of a bedding company
- Represented Deluxe Entertainment in connection with the Company obtaining an ABL Facility
- Salem Media (noteholder in connection with refinancing transaction)