Iain Melville

Insolvency – advises on creditors’ rights in insolvency, performs bankruptcy stress tests on structured financial products under development, assists creditors to develop their strategies for dealing with their distressed assets, advisers on debt restructuring cases
M&A – advises on acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, shareholder disputes, business reorganisations and business closures.

Advising the liquidators of the Lehman Brothers entities in Hong Kong
Thai Petrochemical Industry : advising the steering committee of
creditors on this $3.7 billion, 140 bank debt restructuring
NTS Steel : advising the steering committee
Ital-Thai Development : advising the steering committee
Robinson Department Store : advising the steering committee
Advising a foreign hedge funds in relation to its Thai distressed assets
Representing an energy company in its acquisition of onshore petroleum
assets in Thailand
Representing a household name pharmaceuticals company on the Thai
aspects of a multijurisdictional acquisition
Representing overseas companies on the Thai aspects of their group
restructurings
Representing a UK listed company on the closure of its Thai operations
Acting on MBOs in the UK, including Leyland Busand Premier Brands