James Ktsanes

Mr. Ktsanes’ experience includes representing:

• Antares Capital, as first-lien lender, in connection with several bankruptcies, including the Bar Louie chapter 11, and numerous workouts and out-of-court restructurings
• Orion Energy, as prepetition term lender and DIP lender, in the CarbonLite bankruptcy 
• Ares Capital in connection with numerous out-of-court restructurings and the Centric Brands chapter 11 
• Goldman Sachs as the exit lender in the Peabody Energy bankruptcy, ABL lender in the Murray Energy bankruptcy, and term lender in a confidential workout
• Royal Bank of Canada, as first lien agent, in the chapter 11 cases of Vantage Drilling
• JP Morgan in the Briggs & Stratton bankruptcy
• Morgan Stanley, as ABL Agent, in the 24-Hour Fitness bankruptcy 
• Bank of America in the Key Energy bankruptcy
• Bank of Montreal in connection with foreclosure sales and an assignment for the benefit of creditors
• A global investment management firm in connection with confidential restructurings and bankruptcy litigation
• Golub Capital in connection with confidential workouts
• NXT Capital in connection with confidential workouts
• A steering group of subordinated lenders in connection with Affinion Group Holdings’ exchange offer
• An ad hoc noteholder group in Community Choice Financial’s exchange offer
• Dairy Farmers of America in connection with its acquisition under §363 of Dean Foods
• The Catalyst Capital Group in its DIP financing and acquisition under §363 of Advantage Rent-A-Car 
• American Energy Permian Basin in connection with its out-of-court restructuring of US$2.2 billion of funded debt and as debtor in its subsequent chapter 11 cases