Jack James Isaacs

Mr. Isaacs’ representative experience includes the following:

• Vue Cinemas: Acting for the ad hoc group of senior lenders to Vue Cinemas in relation to its c. €1 billion debt and equity restructuring 
• Mediapro: Acting for the creditors committee in relation to the €865 million first and second lien financing arrangements and €620 million recapitalisation of Mediapro, a Spanish multimedia communications group
• Naviera Armas: Acting for the committee of senior secured noteholders in relation to the €160 million rescue financing and subsequent c. €1 billion debt and equity restructuring of Naviera Armas, a Spanish passenger and freight ferry services business
• Tullow Oil: Acting for Tullow Oil plc, a large UK-listed independent energy company on the refinancing of its c. US$2.4 billion debt (including a reserve based lending facility, listed English law convertible notes and senior unsecured notes)
• AS Adventure: Acting for the ad hoc group of senior lenders on the c. €290 million recapitalization and debt and equity restructuring of AS Adventure, an outdoor clothing and equipment retailer with operations spread across Europe, whose brands include Cotswold Outdoor and Snow + Rock
• Swissport: Acting for the committee of senior secured creditors in relation to the rescue financing and subsequent c. €2.4 billion debt and equity restructuring of Swissport, a global aviation services business headquartered in Switzerland
• FatFace: Acting for the ad hoc group of first and second lien lenders in relation to the c. £200 million debt-for-equity restructuring of FatFace, a UK-headquartered clothing retailer
• Thomas Cook: Acting for The Official Receiver as liquidator and the Special Managers of Thomas Cook, a global travel business, following its entry into compulsory liquidation*
• Johnston Press: Acting for the group, the largest publisher of regional newspapers in the UK, on its strategic review, culminating in the pre-packaged administration sale of the group's business and assets to a new group controlled by the holders of its £225 million high yield bonds*
• Interserve: Acting for the newco on the pre-packaged administration sale of the business and assets of Interserve plc to a new group controlled by its lenders*
• Xcite Energy Resources (now Whalsay Energy): Acting for the group, the holder of the license for the Bentley field, one of the largest undeveloped oil fields in the North Sea, on its balance sheet restructuring and sale to the holders of its US$155 million senior secured notes*
• Concordia International (now Advanz Pharma): Acting for the ad hoc committee of holders of unsecured notes on the European aspects of the restructuring of US$3.8 billion of secured and unsecured debt of a Canadian-headquartered international pharmaceutical group*
• King & Wood Mallesons: Acting for the lender and subsequently the administrators on the administration of the UK, Europe, and Middle East businesses of King & Wood Mallesons (formerly SJ Berwin), then the UK's largest law firm insolvency*
• Ed's Easy Diner: Acting for the lender and subsequently the administrators on the pre-packaged administration sale of the business and assets of the group, which operated 60 restaurants and employed around 1,000 staff*
• Lehman Brothers International (Europe): Acting for York Capital Management, one of the respondents to the "Waterfall II" application made by the administrators of LBIE in connection with the distribution of the ca. £7.5 billion surplus ([2015] EWHC 2269 (Ch))*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham