Hermione Allen is a member of the financial restructuring group. Her experience involves advising a wide range of stakeholders on complex consensual and nonconsensual cross-border restructurings, workouts and formal insolvencies.

Hermione is regularly involved in diversity and inclusion initiatives and has also been involved in a number of Pro Bono programs.

Representative Work

GenesisCare: Counsel to an ad hoc group of unaffiliated lenders on a potential restructuring or recapitalisation of GenesisCare, a global healthcare provider specialising on cancer treatment.
Hurtigruten: Counsel to the ad hoc group of lenders on the refinancing of Hurtigruten AS, a Norwegian cruise line and coastal ferry business.
Cineworld: Counsel to an ad hoc group of secured lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Cineworld and its affiliates, the world’s second-largest movie chain, involving $4 billion in liabilities.
Noble Group: Counsel to 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, most recently in a financial restructuring of Noble’s commodities trading business through security enforcement and the amendment and extension of Noble AssetCo’s notes.
Clarks: Counsel to the private placement noteholders of Clarks, a shoe manufacturer and retailer, who were a key stakeholder in the negotiation of the restructuring of the Clarks group.

Borr Drilling: Counsel to the ad-hoc group of holders of USD 350m 3.875% senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2023 issued by Borr Drilling Limited.
A South African health care company: Counsel to an investment firm in a complex debt for equity swap and associated transactions in relation to a publicly listed South African healthcare business.
Curaeos Group: Counsel to Curaeos Group, a fast-growing dental platform with activities across Europe, and its sponsor on the debt and capital restructuring of the Group.*
Nyrstar: Counsel to a coordination committee of senior lenders in relation to restructuring of Nyrstar group implemented via a mix of consensual arrangements and English schemes of arrangement.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin Gump.

Education
L.P.C., The College of Law, London, 2014
GDL, The College of Law, London, 2013
M.A., University of Oxford, 2012

Bar Admissions
Solicitor, England and Wales

Recognitions

Legal 500 UK, recognized as a 'Key Lawyer' for Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency.
Finalist for Inspirational Woman of the Year Awards – Lawyer (2019).
Finalist for Career Ready Mentor of the Year (2019).

Affiliations and Public Service