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    Chris Beatty

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    Chris Beatty is a partner in the Firm’s Asia Pacific offices whose practice focuses on cross-border corporate finance transactions and restructurings, advising credit funds, sponsors, corporations, lenders and broker-dealers on original credit and workout transactions globally.

    He brings expertise in private credit, special situations, distressed debt transactions, rescue finance, liability management and restructuring, acquisition finance and secured and unsecured corporate finance transactions. Additionally, Mr. Beatty’s transactional experience includes a wide variety of public and private offerings of debt, equity, convertible and hybrid securities, in addition to traditional lending.

    Mr. Beatty is based in the Firm’s Sydney office with a secondary office in Hong Kong supporting his work across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to his time in the Asia Pacific region, Mr. Beatty was based in the Firm’s London office from 2014 to 2022, prior to which he was resident in the Firm’s New York and Sydney offices.

    Chris Beatty 律师是苏利文亚太区办事处的合伙人,其业务领域侧重跨境企业融资交易和重组,向信贷基金、保荐人、公司、贷方和证券商就全球范围内原始信贷和解决交易事宜提供法律服务。

    Beatty律师擅长私募信贷、特殊机会、不良债权交易、救援融资、债务管理和重组、收购融资以及担保及非担保企业融资交易。此外,Beatty律师的交易经验还包括多种公开和私人债券、股权、可转换及混合证券的发行,以及传统贷款。

    Beatty律师常驻本所的悉尼办事处,并在香港设有二级办事处,以支持他在整个亚太区的工作。在任职于本所亚太办事处之前,Beatty 律师于2014年至2022年在本所伦敦办事处工作,在此之前他曾在本所纽约及悉尼办事处工作。

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    Experience

    Experience

    Corporate Finance Transactions

    • Acting as U.S. and English financing counsel to CNH Industrial, Koninklijke Philips, Hellofresh and Signify N.V. on their corporate and acquisition finance transactions, capital markets financings and liability management transactions (ongoing)
    • Representing the lenders to Celsa Poland on its financing transactions (ongoing)
    • Several private family offices in connection with their private margin loan and other secured financings (ongoing)
    • The equity & debt holders to a newly formed litigation funding vehicle (2019) and an incubator in the drinks industry (ongoing)

    • Acting as U.S. counsel to the initial purchasers in multiple tranches Jaguar Land Rover’s high yield bonds and related liability management transactions (2015–2022)
    • Representing credit fund that is the subordinated lender to FlixMobility (2021)
    • Representing a credit fund that is the senior lender to the Caffe Nero (2021)
    • Representing a credit fund that is the senior lender to the Aston Martin F1 (2021)
    • Representing a credit fund that was the super-senior lender to PizzaExpress (2020)
    • Representing CSM Bakery Solutions on U.S. and English aspects of an amendment and extension of its credit facilities (2020)
    • The lenders and underwriters of Tele Columbus’ leveraged loan and high yield bond transactions and related liability management transactions (2014–2021)
    • Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in connection with the acquisition financing for (i) the PNE takeover and (ii) the VTG takeover (2019)
    • Alcatel-Lucent in series of high-yield bond and term loan B refinancing transactions (2013–2015)
    • SoftBank on an approximately $4.5 billion multi-tranche senior notes offerings (2015 and 2017)
    • Elis S.A. in respect of Novalis S.A.S.’s €800 million high-yield senior note offering pursuant to Rule 144A/Reg S following Elis’s initial public offering (2015)

    Liability Management

    • Two backstopping funds in the distressed “uptier” exchange and convertible loan financing for Biocartis (2022)
    • Two credit funds on a private exchange of outstanding bonds for new bonds and warrants of Trinity Biotech (2022)
    • A credit fund on a private “downtier” exchange of outstanding bonds for equity in Peabody Coal (2021)
    • The Dealer Managers on a tender offer by Rallye (2021)
    • The bondholders of Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación, S.A. (DIA) in relation to a liability management transaction in respect of €300 million unsecured notes (2020)
    • ZIM Integrated Shipping Services on its $54 million tender offer to purchase its outstanding 3.0% Series 1 Notes and 5.0% Series 2 Notes at 80% of face value (2020)
    • BHP Billiton and CNH Industrial in respect of their liability management transactions (2017–2021)

    Restructuring Engagements

    • An Ad Hoc Group of bondholders of European TopSoho Sàrl, a subsidiary of Shandong Ruyi and the parent company of SMCP (ongoing)
    • An Ad Hoc Group of lenders of Dummen Orange (2021)
    • CSM Bakeries on its Amend & Extend financing transaction (2020)
    • The bondholders in the recapitalization of Norwegian Air Shuttle (2020)
    • The second lien lenders in the restructuring of Doncasters (2019)
    • A bondholder in the restructuring of Steinhoff (2018–2019)
    • Royal Bank of Scotland plc, HSH Nordbank AG, Piraeus Bank SA and Aegean Baltic Bank SA on the consensual restructuring of Danaos (2018)
    • The Carlyle Group (U.S.) in its investment in and restructuring of the Prezzo group (U.K.) (2018)
    • York Capital, who led the Ad Hoc Committee of Senior Secured Note Holders, in relation to Bibby Offshore Group’s financial restructuring and recapitalisation (2018)
    • The lender on the restructuring of UK/Australian law firm, Slater and Gordon (2018)
    • The Committee of Senior Secured Noteholders on the restructuring of Brighthouse Group Limited (2018)
    • Atlas Iron on its restructuring by way of Australian Scheme of Arrangement (2017)
    • An Ad Hoc Group of Revolving Lenders on the Expro bankruptcy (2018)
    • Pacific Drilling on its refinancing and restructuring (2016–2018)
    • The Committee of Unsecured Noteholders on the $3 billion global restructuring of Algeco Scotsman, Inc. (2017) The Co-ordinating Committee of Creditors on the global restructuring of Abengoa, a Spanish renewables company operating in more than 80 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East (2017)
    • The Committee of Senior Secured Noteholders on the restructuring of Emeco Holdings Limited by way of Australian Scheme of Arrangement (2016)
    • The Senior Secured Creditors in the successful restructuring of Towergate Insurance Group (2014–2015)
    • Zim Integrated Shipping in respect of its debt restructuring (2014)

    企业融资交易

    • 作为CNH Industrial, Koninklijke Philips, Hellofresh 以及Signify N.V. 的美国及英国融资法律顾问就其公司和收购融资交易、资本市场融资以及债务管理交易提供法律服务(进行中)
    • 向Celsa Poland 的贷方就其融资交易提供法律服务(进行中)
    • 向多家私人家族办公室就其私人保证金贷款及其他担保融资提供法律服务(进行中)
    • 向股权人和债权人就饮品行业新成立的诉讼融资工具(2019年)以及孵化器事宜提供法律服务(进行中)

    • 作为多项债务的初始购买方的美国法律顾问,就捷豹路虎高收益债券以及相关债务管理交易提供法律服务(2015-2022年)
    • 向信贷基金就其作为FlixMobility 的次级贷方提供法律服务(2021年)
    • 向信贷基金就其作为Caffe Nero 的高级贷方提供法律服务(2021年)
    • 向信贷基金就其作为Aston Martin F1 的高级贷方提供法律服务(2021年)
    • 向信贷基金就其作为PizzaExpress的超高级贷方提供法律服务(2020年)
    • 向CSM Bakery Solutions 就其信贷设施涉及美国和英国方面的修订及延期提供法律服务(2020年)
    • 向Tele Columbus的贷方和承销商就其杠杆融资、高收益债券交易及相关债务管理交易提供法律服务(2014-2021年)
    • 向摩根士丹利基础设施合伙人就其收购融资:(i)收购PNE以及(ii)收购VTG的相关事宜提供法律服务(2019年)
    • 向Alcatel-Lucent 就其一系列高收益债券及B类定期贷款的再融资交易提供法律服务(2013-2015年)
    • 向软银就其约 45 亿美元的多期优先票据发售提供法律服务(2015及2017 年)
    • 向Elis S.A. 在首次公开发行后就 Novalis S.A.S.根据 144A 规则和S条例发行的 8 亿欧元高收益优先票据提供法律服务(2015 年)

    债务管理

    • 向两支支助资金就其与Biocartis 相关的不良 “升级”交换及可转换贷款融资提供法律服务(2022年)
    • 向两支信贷基金就其将未清偿债券私人交换为 Trinity Biotech 的新债券及认股权提供法律服务 (2022年)
    •  向信贷基金就其将未清偿债券私人“降级”交换为Peabody Coal 的股权提供法律服务(2021 年)
    • 向经销商经理就Rallye对其提出的要约收购提供法律服务 (2021年)
    •  向Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación, S.A. (DIA) 的债券持有人就其3 亿欧元非担保票据的债务管理交易提供法律服务(2020 年)
    • 向ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 就其5400万美元的要约收购——以票面价值的80%购买其未清偿的利率为3.0%的系列1债券及利率为5.0%的系列2债券提供法律服务(2020年)
    • 向BHP Billiton 以及CNH Industrial 就其债务管理交易提供法律服务(2017-2021年)

    重组业务

    • 向European TopSoho Sàrl的债券持有人特设小组提供法律服务,European TopSoho Sàrl是Shandong Ruyi 的子公司以及 SMCP的母公司(进行中)
    • 向Dummen Orange 的贷方特设小组提供法律服务(2021年)
    • 向 CSM Bakeries 就其修订和延期融资交易提供法律服务(2020年)
    • 向 Norwegian Air Shuttle 的债券持有人就其资本重组提供法律服务(2020年)
    • 向 Doncasters的第二留置权贷款人就其重组提供法律服务(2019年)
    • 向 Steinhoff的债券持有人就其重组提供法律服务(2018-2019年)
    • 向苏格兰皇家银行、HSH Nordbank AG、Piraeus Bank SA 以及 Aegean Baltic Bank SA 就一致同意的Danaos 重组事宜提供法律服务 (2018年)
    • 向凯雷投资集团就其对英国Prezzo 集团的投资和重组提供法律服务(2018年)
    • 向领导高级有担保票据持有人特设委员会的York Capital就 Bibby Offshore Group的财务重组及资本重组提供法律服务(2018 年)
    • 向一家英国/澳大利亚律所Slater and Gordon 的贷方就其重组提供法律服务(2018年)
    • 向高级有担保票据持有人委员会就 Brighthouse Group 的重组提供法律服务(2018 年)
    • 向Atlas Iron 就其通过澳大利亚安排计划进行重组提供法律服务(2017 年)
    • 向循环贷款人特设小组就Expro 破产事宜提供法律服务(2018 年)
    • 向Pacific Drilling 就其再融资和重组提供法律服务 (2016-2018年)
    • 向无担保票据持有人委员会就Algeco Scotsman, Inc. 30 亿美元的全球重组提供法律服务(2017 年)
    • 向债权人协调委员会就 Abengoa的全球重组提供法律服务,Abengoa 是一家西班牙可再生能源公司,在欧洲、美洲、非洲、亚洲和中东的 80 多个国家开展业务(2017 年)
    • 向高级有担保票据持有人委员会就其通过澳大利亚安排计划重组 Emeco Holdings Limited 提供法律服务(2016 年)
    • 向高级有担保债权人就其成功重组 Towergate Insurance Group 提供法律服务(2014-2015年)
    • 向Zim Integrated Shipping 就其债务重组提供法律服务(2014年)
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • Chambers UK: Capital Markets
    • IFLR1000
    • Best Lawyers in Australia: Equity Capital Markets
    • The Legal 500 United Kingdom
    • 《钱伯斯英国》- 资本市场
    • 《国际金融法律评论1000强》
    • 《澳大利亚最佳律师》- 股权资本市场
    • 《英国法律500强》
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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises Initial Purchasers of Karoon’s $350 Million Debut Notes Offering

      July 23, 2024
    • S&C Advises Bondholders on Successful Restructuring of No Va Land’s Convertible Bonds

      July 22, 2024
    • S&C Advises Oaktree on Financings for Rayonier Advanced Materials and Pitney Bowes

      August 1, 2023
    • S&C Advises AcBel Polytech in Deal to Acquire Power Conversion Division of ABB

      February 1, 2023
    • S&C Advises Philips in $2.7 Billion Acquisition of Medical Remote Monitoring Innovator

      January 13, 2021
    • S&C’s Restructuring Partners Host an Event in London on “Retail Failures: The CROs’ Perspective”

      May 15, 2019
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • S&C’s Partners Author Restructuring Law and Practice, Third Edition

      Books May 3, 2022
    • Andy Dietderich and Chris Beatty Regularly Contribute to Chambers Global Practice Guides – Insolvency since 2016

      Books June 15, 2020
    • S&C Hosts Sixth Annual European Restructuring Seminar in London

      Webinars September 13, 2018
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2004
    • Bucknell University, B.A., 2000

    Bar Admissions

    • England and Wales
    • New York
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    Related Practices

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    • General Practice
    • Australia/New Zealand
    • Credit & Leveraged Finance
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Europe
    • Oil & Gas
    • Private Equity
    • Restructuring
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