Carey Olsen

Banking and Finance; Corporate; Restructuring and Insolvency; Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements; Listing Services

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.

Kate joined Carey Olsen in 2013 and became a Jersey advocate in February 2016. She previously worked in London, first with Clifford Chance and then with White & Case before joining Norton Rose. She also completed secondments at two investment banks. Kate's onshore experience has given her the ability to deliver a city service of the highest standard.