RobinMuir

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Robin Muir's practice focuses on insolvency-related disputes and investigations. He also advises on transactional insolvency issues, spanning domestic and cross-border matters. He acts for a broad range of clients, including insolvency office holders, debtors, creditors, and company directors.

Robin's recent experience includes acting for the court-appointed conflict liquidator of the collapsed retail giant Comet, acting for the shareholders of the Vroon shipping group in a contested scheme of arrangement, and advising on the sale of The Body Shop out of administration.

经验

  • Joint Administrators of The Body Shop International Limited (in administration) sell business and assetsJones Day advised Geoffrey Rowley, Anthony Wright and Alastair Massey of FRP Advisory in their capacity as joint administrators of The Body Shop International Limited (in administration), an appointee of the shareholder, Aurelius Investment Advisory Limited, in connection with the trading administration and subsequent sale of the company's business and assets.
  • Joint monitors supervise Part A1 moratorium and save business as a going concernJones Day advised Chad Griffin and Geoff Rowley of FRP Advisory Trading Limited in their capacity as joint monitors of Corin USA's Part A1 moratorium.
  • Esquire Retail Limited, trading as the greeting card retailer Clintons, successfully completes a financial restructuring by way of a Restructuring PlanJones Day advised Esquire Retail Limited, trading as the greeting card retailer Clintons, in successfully completing a financial restructuring implemented by way of a Restructuring Plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006. This was one of the first restructuring plans of a mid-market company to successfully achieve a cross-class cramdown.
  • Comet liquidator obtains £100m+ judgment on leading Insolvency Act preference claimJones Day represents Geoff Carton-Kelly, liquidator of CGL Realisations Limited (formerly Comet Group Limited), in successfully obtaining a £100m+ judgment against Darty Holdings SAS by way of a preference claw back claim arising from the retail giant's collapse into administration in November 2012.
  • AIP acquires Aluminium BelgiumJones Day advised American Industrial Partners in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Aluminium Belgium BV, the parent company which owns Aluminium Duffel, from Ecnavla 8 UK Ltd.
  • Leading automotive components and systems supplier obtains $100 million senior secured term loan facilityJones Day represented a leading automotive components and systems supplier in connection with a $100 million senior secured term loan facility.
  • Swissport completes cross-border restructuringJones Day has advised sponsor, HNA, on the cross-border restructuring of the air freight and logistics business, Swissport.
  • ZapGo sells business and assets in administration saleJones Day advised David Buchler of Buchler Phillips Ltd and Darren Edwards of Aspect Plus Limited in their capacity as joint administrators of ZapGo Ltd (in administration), in connection with the marketing and sale of the company's business and assets.
  • Triton completes restructuring of $1 billion of Galapagos debtJones Day advised private equity fund Triton Investment Management Limited in a restructuring of its investment in Galapagos, a German industrial group with customers in 130 countries.
  • Ad hoc group of senior secured lenders advised in landmark restructuring of the syncreon groupJones Day acted for the ad hoc group of senior secured lenders in the landmark restructuring of the global logistics syncreon group which was implemented via English Schemes of arrangement, with chapter 15 recognition in the U.S. and CCAA recognition in Canada.
  • Cineworld Group completes asset monetization strategies in United States through cinema sale-leaseback transactionsJones Day advised UK headquartered, Cineworld Group PLC in connection with an asset monetization strategy in the United States involving a combined cash consideration of $556.3 million cinema sale-leaseback transactions to convert a substantial portion of Cineworld’s U.S. real estate holdings into cash to leverage its equity and optimize efficiency.
  • Directors of former high street retailer settle with company's administrators and advisersJones Day successfully negotiated the settlement of a dispute between the directors of a former high street retailer, its administrators, and former advisers.
  • FTI Consulting act as receivers in global restructuring of BMI HealthcareJones Day advised Andrew J. Johnson and Chad Griffin of FTI Consulting LLP in their capacity as fixed charge receivers of the share capital in the BMI Healthcare group in connection with the restructuring of the BMI Healthcare business.
  • True Capital Ltd completes buyout of Cut4ClothJones Day represented True Capital Ltd in connection with its buyout of Cut4Cloth Ltd. trading as Frugi, a retailer of organic children's clothing, toys, and accessories, alongside existing management.
  • Lombard Medical completes restructuring of secured liabilitiesJones Day advised Lombard Medical, Inc. on the restructuring of their UK and European operations in a pre-packaged sale via an English law administration to MicroPort Scientific Corporation.
  • International Automotive Components Group completes refinancing of Senior Secured NotesJones Day advised International Automotive Components Group, S.A., a leading global supplier of automotive components and systems, in connection with the issuance of $215 million of Senior Secured Notes due 2023 to Gamut Capital Management, L.P. in a private placement.
  • iQ Student Accommodation acquires Pure Student Living from L1 TreasuryJones Day acted for iQ Student Accommodation in relation to its acquisition of the UK focused Pure Student Living student housing property portfolio and business from LetterOne Treasury.
  • Byron Hamburgers enters into company voluntary arrangementJones Day advised the casual dining chain, Byron Hamburgers Limited, on the approval by its creditors of a company voluntary arrangement within the context of a wider financial and operational restructuring of the company.
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    August 2023 Alert

    Clintons Puts Its Cards on the Table: Part 26A Restructuring Plan Sanctioned

    February 2023 Commentary

    Fraud, Electronic Data Sources and Claims to Privilege in the United Kingdom—Lessons From Brian Glasgow v David Ames

    September 2022 Commentary

    Sanctions Risk and Preserving Distressed Assets in the United Kingdom

    March 2019 Jones Day Publications

    UK's Proposed Corporate Restructuring Regime Follows European-Style Chapter 11 and Debtor-in-Possession Trend

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