Thomas Fafara

Thomas’ experience includes representing:

• FAT Brands Inc., Twin Hospitality Group Inc., and 184 debtor subsidiaries (collectively, FAT Brands), a leading global franchising company and owner of 18 restaurant brands, including Johnny Rockets, Fazoli’s, and Twin Peaks, in connection with the confirmation of their chapter 11 liquidating plan following an expedited Section 363 sale process that resulted in four separate asset sales of substantially all of the debtors’ assets, eliminating close to US$1 billion in debt across five securitization silos
• 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