GLAS acted as Restructuring Agent, new Facility Agent and Global Security Agent on the first-of-its-kind restructuring of international shipping company Vroon
LONDON, UK (12 June 2023)
GLAS acted as Restructuring Agent, new Facility Agent and Global Security Agent among other roles on the first-of-its-kind restructuring of international shipping company Vroon, which completed on 12 June 2023.
First-of-its-kind restructuring
This was the first restructuring to be carried out using a parallel English scheme of arrangement and Dutch WHOA plan. The restructuring involved certain lenders receiving participations in a new syndicated secured facility, while other lenders had their facilities amended as well as a debt-for-equity swap.
Vroon
Vroon operates and manages a fleet of over 100 vessels and is headquartered in the Netherlands. GLAS has been acting as Restructuring Agent and Security Agent on behalf of the lenders on their circa $900 million of exposure for a few years.’
GLAS team
Legal
Lead Counsel: Theano Manolopoulou (Legal Counsel) and Natasha Chan (Senior Legal Counsel), assisted by Gary Anderson (Legal Counsel)
TMG
Lead TMG: Liliya Popova (TMG Team Leader) and Emma Batchelor (TMG Team Leader), assisted by Paul Fletcher (Senior TMG Consultant) and Sarah Oldfield (Transaction Manager)
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About GLAS
GLAS was established in 2011 as an independent provider of institutional debt administration services. The company was originally created to provide the market a willing participant in complex loan restructuring transactions where many large institutions are reluctant to take swift and cooperative action. It offers a wide range of administration services developed specifically for the debt market.
GLAS is recognised as the premier independent, non-creditor, conflict-free provider of loan agency and bond trustee services, with excess of USD320bn of assets under administration on a daily basis. For more information, please contact media@glas.agency.
