Jennifer's broader insolvency and litigation experience includes:
HPI Industries Group: lead advisor to the receivers and managers appointed to the HPI Industries Group (which owed a secured debt of $73.5m), a plastic packaging and steel drum manufacturer that supplies PET bottles and packaging which involved advising on various issues concerning the sale by the receivers of the PET and other plastics manufacturing assets of the HP Group of companies and the steel drum business.
Brookfield Infrastructure: lead advisor to the board of Brookfield Infrastructure (formerly Prime Infrastructure (formerly Babcock and Brown Infrastructure Limited)) in relation to the WestNet AET&D Holdings $5.1 billion recapitalisation and restructure of Prime's holdings in AET&D and CSC.
Rubicon Asset Management Limited: lead advisor to the voluntary administrators, now liquidators appointed to Rubicon Asset Management Limited which involved commercial real estate investments in the US, Europe and Japan. The total number of investors was over 11,000 with approximately $2.4 billion in investments.
ABC Learning Centres: lead advisor to Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia which invested $70m in ABC Learning Centres just prior to its demise and advisor to Morgan Stanley US, in relation to a joint venture with ABC Learning Centres (US).
Buzzle Operations Pty Limited: lead advisor acting for Apple Pty Limited in the Supreme Court of New South Wales case Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Apple Computer Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 233 and the New South Wales Court of Appeal case Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Apple Computer Australia Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 109, which decisions gave guidance in Australia as to when lenders and other third parties dealing with distressed companies might become a shadow director.
Hilton Surfers paradise: acted for Brookfield Multiplex with a team of specialists in connection with the restructure of the acquisition and project finance for the $420m Hilton Surfers Paradise project following the collapse of the Raptis Group. The restructure involved innovative structuring and utilised a pre-pack voluntary administration process.
Capital Finance Australia Limited (CFAL) and National Australia Bank Limited (NAB): advised CFAL and NAB on a proposed restructuring of approximately $200m of secured loan facilities to Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (APCH) as responsible entity for The Prime Retirement and Aged Care Property Trust. The facilities were originally used by APCH to assist with its acquisition, and operations, of a portfolio of retirement village assets. Jennifer is also advisor to the receivers and managers appointed to APCH.
Centro Property Group: advisor to Deutsche Bank, Hong Kong, the holder of convertible notes in Centro Properties Group on their exposure and rights of enforcement.
Confidential Client: advisor on the winding up of an electricity market distributor which required a thorough understanding of the National Electricity Market Rules.
Retravision: advised and assisted the voluntary administrators of Retravision (NSW) Limited during the initial phase and drafting the deed of company agreement that resulted in a positive outcome for all creditors and former retailers.
One-Tel: advised and acted for the administrators and subsequently, liquidators of the One-Tel Group, in the Supreme Court of New South Wales proceedings commenced against the liquidators by various lease creditors.
Fraud and Corruption: advised clients on fraud and recovery of monies as a result of fraudulent action including acting for a bank that was the victim of fraudulent borrowing in a matter that led to criminal prosecution.
