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Kate Andrews

Kate has over 20 years' experience of cross-border corporate finance transactions with particular experience in restructuring and corporate rescue (including debt-for-equity transactions), enforcement, insolvency, acquisition finance, fund finance and real estate finance. Kate's recent transactions include advising: The creditors committee in relation to the c.£200 million debt restructuring of FatFace, a UK-headquartered apparel retail business The committee of lenders in the debt restructuring of Travelex The ad hoc committee of creditors and the company in connection with the financial restructuring of Doncasters Group The ad hoc committee of convertible bondholders of Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH The ad hoc group of bondholders on the restructuring of bonds issued by Vieo B.V. and capital restructuring of Lebara Group The ad hoc group creditors in respect of the restructuring of a "household name" UK retailer The lenders and initial purchasers in respect of super senior revolving credit facilities and related bond issuances for Domestic & General Group A satellite technology group in respect of the establishment of a Jersey holding structure and related financing The bidder in the financing of a public takeover of a Swedish-listed company incorporated in Switzerland The lenders in respect of the restructuring and US$1bn refinancing of the holding structure for two offshore oil drilling rigs Kate has also been involved with a number of legislative proposals in Jersey. · Carey Olsen

JerseyBanking & Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency

About

Kate Andrews is a Jersey-based finance lawyer with over 20 years' experience advising on cross-border corporate finance transactions, with particular expertise in restructuring and corporate rescue, enforcement, insolvency, acquisition finance, fund finance and real estate finance. She joined Carey Olsen in 2013, became a Jersey advocate in February 2016, and previously worked in London at Clifford Chance, White & Case and Norton Rose with secondments at two investment banks.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceRestructuring & InsolvencyCorporate / M&ATaxCapital MarketsReal Estate

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Jersey

Carey Olsen · Kate has over 20 years' experience of cross-border corporate finance transactions with particular experience in restructuring and corporate rescue (including debt-for-equity transactions), enforcement, insolvency, acquisition finance, fund finance and real estate finance. Kate's recent transactions include advising: The creditors committee in relation to the c.£200 million debt restructuring of FatFace, a UK-headquartered apparel retail business The committee of lenders in the debt restructuring of Travelex The ad hoc committee of creditors and the company in connection with the financial restructuring of Doncasters Group The ad hoc committee of convertible bondholders of Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH The ad hoc group of bondholders on the restructuring of bonds issued by Vieo B.V. and capital restructuring of Lebara Group The ad hoc group creditors in respect of the restructuring of a "household name" UK retailer The lenders and initial purchasers in respect of super senior revolving credit facilities and related bond issuances for Domestic & General Group A satellite technology group in respect of the establishment of a Jersey holding structure and related financing The bidder in the financing of a public takeover of a Swedish-listed company incorporated in Switzerland The lenders in respect of the restructuring and US$1bn refinancing of the holding structure for two offshore oil drilling rigs Kate has also been involved with a number of legislative proposals in Jersey.

Jersey

Expertise

Cross-border corporate financeRestructuring and corporate rescue (including debt-for-equity)Debt restructuring and bond restructuringsEnforcement and insolvencyAcquisition financeFund financeReal estate financeInvolvement in Jersey legislative proposals

Admissions

  • Admitted as a Jersey advocate (February 2016)