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Nick Le Masurier

Global Co-Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, London

“I specialise in restructuring and insolvency, acting for clients across the capital structure, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border transactions. Having spent a number of years as a client, as well as an external legal adviser, I have a unique insight in to the key concerns of clients and what they expect from their legal advisers.”

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Nick specialises in restructuring, insolvency and special situations.

He has over 20 years’ experience advising stakeholders on a broad range of restructuring, insolvency and other matters involving financial distress, including acting for senior, second lien and mezzanine creditors, bondholders, distressed and special situation investors and distressed corporates. He has a particular focus on complex multi-jurisdictional financial restructurings, schemes of arrangement, restructuring plans, security enforcement exercises and insolvencies.

Work highlights

Nick has acted on a wide range of market-leading restructuring deals. Recent examples include advising:

  • Various creditor-side multi-jurisdictional restructurings: recent examples include Cell C Group, Gategroup, Brisal, KCAD, Addison Lee, Global Brands, Preem, M&G Chemicals, Zinc Hotels, Carillion PLC
  • Hedging / derivatives exposures: acting for creditors in relation to various hedging and derivatives arrangements connected to market dislocation
  • Various energy and infrastructure restructurings: including in relation to various Biomass, EfW, and gas fired, power stations and accompanying infrastructure and service (including oil field service) providers<
  • Various Middle East based restructurings: acting for creditors on the Dubai Investment Corporation, Al Jaber, Drake & Scull, JBF-Rak, Stamford Marine and Dana Gas.
  • Various multi-jurisdiction financing restructurings including: TIG, Europcar, Alitalia, Saipem, Guardian Digital Communications, Metinvest, Punch Taverns, Jack Wolkskin, H.C.Starck, CPP, Affinion, Petroplus, Stabilus, Truvo, Wind Hellas, Tiscali, Crest Nicholson, Eurotunnel, Ferretti.

Professional experience

Nick is recognised as an individual in the Financial News: Legal Services “40 under 40” award 2015, and is described by the Legal 500 as “calm, commercial and pro-active” and as part of Linklaters' “first rate” Restructuring & Insolvency team.

Education and qualifications

Nick studied jurisprudence at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford.