Cory Environmental £750 million debt restructuring

1/8/2015
Restructuring, Financial restructuring, Scheme of arrangement

£ 750 million

$ 919.254 million

Completed

1/8/2015


Overview:

  • Waste management and environmental services company Cory Environmental has undertaken a £750 million debt restructuring.
  • The restructuring was enacted via a UK scheme of arrangement and pre-pack administration through which the creditors took control of the company.
  • It included a debt for equity swap where the company's junior debt was written off and the senior debt converted into a loan.
  • The creditors consist of SVP Global and a coordinating committee of lenders comprising Barclays, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas and EQT Partners.
  • Cory owns nine landfill sites across the UK.

Sam Duke - Editor

Jurisdiction:

United Kingdom

Deal types:

Restructuring
Financial restructuring
Scheme of arrangement

Practice area:

Restructuring and insolvency

Industry sector:

Utilities


Firms:

Party: Barclays (Lender)

Party: Commerzbank AG (Lender)

Party: BNP Paribas (Lender)

Party: EQT (Lender)


Party: Strategic Value Partners (Lender)


Party: Barclays (Lender)

Party: Commerzbank AG (Lender)

Party: BNP Paribas (Lender)

Party: EQT (Lender)

Lawyer: Andrew Weaver


Party: Cory Environmental (Borrower)