Benjamin Hasson
Associate
ben.hasson@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Financial Restructuring
- Private Capital
Biography
Benjamin is an associate in the financial restructuring practice of the London office.
He advises creditors, companies and directors on a wide range of cross-border financial restructurings, consensual re-financings and workouts across several industries, including energy, infrastructure and retail.
Representative Work
- Thames Water: Counsel to an ad hoc group of creditors holding over £13 billion in the recapitalisation of Thames Water, the UK's largest water company.
- Fortenova: Counsel to Fortenova Group, a food producer and retailer in Croatia , on issues arising from the existence of sanctioned debt and equity holders in its capital structure.
- Consolis Group: Counsel to an ad hoc group of noteholders and lenders on the comprehensive recapitalization of the Consolis Group, a European leader in precast concrete solutions.
- Hurtigruten Group: Counsel to an ad hoc group of senior creditors on the comprehensive restructuring of Hurtigruten Group AS, the Norwegian cruise line and coastal ferry business.
- Noble Group: Advising an ad hoc committee of unsecured creditors on the $3.5 billion financial restructuring of Noble Group, a worldwide commodities supply chain and trading company.
- Nordic Aviation Capital: Advising the private placement noteholders in relation to a waiver and deferralimplemented through an Irish scheme of arrangement and on the restructuring of more than $6 billion of the group’s debt.
- Travelex: Advising the ad hoc bondholder committee of Travelex, a foreign exchange company, in connection with the successful restructuring of the business through prepack administration sales and the injection of new money.
EducationLL.M., University of Law, London
B.A., University of Oxford
LL.M., University of Law, London
B.A., University of Oxford
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, England and Wales
Solicitor, England and Wales
