Restructuring Recent Transactions

Restructuring Recent Transactions

US$1,100,000,000 Restructuring
  • Led US$1.1B restructuring of Stelco Inc., Canada’s leading integrated steel producer
  • Acquired largest single unsecured claim
  • Committed US$370M CCAA exit financing (debt & equity)
  • Recruited new management team to implement operational turnaround
  • Largest shareholder with 37% ownership stake in the restructured company
US$850,000,000 Restructuring
  • Acquired interest in secured and unsecured bonds of Doman Industries, a coastal forest products company
  • Sponsored bondholder led restructuring plan, and back-stopped US$221M exit financing facility
  • Emerged from creditor protection under the name of Western Forest Products
  • Committed US$520M to recapitalize the company:
    • US$265M to refinance senior indebtedness;
    • US$255M to back-stop equity offering to consolidate coastal timberland assets
  • Controlling shareholder with a 70% ownership stake
US$170,000,000 Restructuring
  • Acquired during the CCAA process the senior secured debt of Concert Industries Corp., a specialty manufacturer of airlaid nonwovens
  • Re-established credibility with suppliers, customers and employees at critical juncture in restructuring
  • Sponsored restructuring plan that resulted in Tricap becoming sole shareholder of restructured company
US$85,000,000 CCAA Restructuring
  • Sponsored restructuring, involving US$85M of debt of Vicwest Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of steel building products
  • Accumulated 20% equity stake following the CCAA restructuring
  • Implemented conversion of the company to an income trust, further enhancing shareholder value

 

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