Gittings Global - NE84815

Thomas Fafara

Associate

thomas.fafara@lw.com
    Gittings Global - NE84815

    Thomas Fafara

    Associate

    thomas.fafara@lw.com

    Profile

    Thomas Fafara is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. He is a member of the Finance Department and the Restructuring Practice.

    Thomas advises public and private companies, lenders, creditors, and sponsors across various industries in both in-court and out-of-court restructurings, as well as in related litigation.

    Thomas maintains an active pro bono practice, recently representing asylum claimants and a local community organization in obtaining debt financing.

    Experience

    Thomas’ experience includes representing:

    • Trinseo PLC, an Irish-incorporated specialty material solutions provider, in its restructuring of approximately US$2 billion of funded debt, eliminating approximately US$140 million in annual interest expense, and strengthening its balance sheet supported by approximately US$183 million in new financing and US$450 million of new equity financing
    • The SI Group in its comprehensive recapitalization transaction and reduction of funded debt obligations by approximately US$1.7 billion
    • Wolfspeed, Inc. and its affiliate debtor in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases and restructuring of more than US$4.6 billion of funded debt
    • The prepetition term loan agent and DIP term loan agent in the chapter 11 cases of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. and its affiliate debtors
    • DocuData Solutions, L.C. and certain subsidiaries of Exela Technologies, Inc. in connection with their chapter 11 cases, restructuring of more than US$1 billion of funded debt, and acquisition by XBP Europe Holdings, Inc.
    • The majority bondolder group in connection with the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Intrum AB and its debtor affiliate and cross-border restructuring of more than US$4.5 billion of funded debt
    • Vroom, Inc. as special counsel it its prepackaged chapter 11 case and restructuring of approximately US$290 million of funded debt
    • The administrative agent for the US$210 million debtor-in-possession facility in the chapter 11 cases of WOM S.A. and its affiliate debtors
    • 2U, Inc. and its affiliate debtors in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases and restructuring of more than US$480 million of funded debt
    • Audacy, Inc. and its affiliate debtors in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases and restructuring of more than US$1.6 billion of funded debt
    • Mallinckrodt plc and its affiliate debtors in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases and cross-border restructuring
    • Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. and its affiliate debtors in their chapter 11 cases in connection with their Section 363 sale process and chapter 11 plan
    • Lincoln Power, L.L.C. and its affiliate debtors in their chapter 11 cases in connection with their Section 363 sale process and chapter 11 plan
    • Lumileds Holding B.V. and its Dutch and US affiliates in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases and restructuring of more than US$1.7 billion of funded debt

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2021
    • BS in Mechanical Engineering & Russian Language and Literature, University of Virginia, 2016
      with Distinction

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