Amy Jacks

• Acting for funds managed by Permira credit arm on their acquisition of a large portion of the stationery retailer Paperchase, a move which rescued the business from administration.
• Advising Cath Kidston’s parent company, Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia, which bought the online, franchise and wholesale business of the brand, after the retailer went into administration in April 2020. 
• Advising the joint administrators of Nationwide Accident Repair Services and 8 of its subsidiaries in all aspects relating to the sale of the business and certain assets to RunMyCar Limited. The business, operates a nationwide network of garages, servicing the accident repair market for a number of large UK general insurance firms.
• Acting for a Bermuda registered, AIM-listed global insurance company, leading to the sale of its Accredited business to a PE firm out of a Bermudan provisional liquidation. We negotiated with the lenders to the group which comprised of senior RCF providers, senior and subordinated loan note holders (both regulatory capital) and several LC providers across different parts of the group. Work included negotiating a lock-up agreement with creditors, working with King’s Counsel to finalise a restructuring plan which included a cram down of holdout creditors and ultimately effecting the sale of its Accredited business.
• Acting for the facility agent and syndicate of bank lenders, including development banks, of a c.$570m refinancing facility in respect of projects for the mining of strategic metals in Africa in connection with the project companies' financial difficulties and local insolvency processes. Work included advising with local counsel on the impact of the local insolvency process and the lenders' rights under the finance documentation, and negotiations with the underlying lenders with respect to the required action to be taken.
• Acting for a syndicate of bank lenders under a $220 million senior secured project financing facility for the underground expansion and ongoing operations of the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana and the subsequent restructuring arising from the financial difficulties of the borrowing group.
• Acting for FTI Consulting on an accelerated M&A process and subsequent insolvency for The Collective Living Group, a complex offshore group structure (involving hundreds of corporate entities, LPs and LLPs) with multiple financial and JV stakeholders at various levels that operated a portfolio of up-market co-living spaces in the UK, Germany and the US. The group borrower was a Jersey entity, which entered English administration and Mayer Brown acted on a number of silo group sales.
• Advising c.200 boards of directors across the Carillion group, after their listed parent company, Carillion Plc entered special liquidation. During the 15-month mandate, the team instigated and supported on 100s of board meetings and advised on the continuity of critical service lines and projects, covering areas as broad as motorway maintenance, housing of the armed forces, hospital building and maintenance, prisons and school meals. The team also: dealt with the unfreezing of a complex web of group bank accounts; facilitated the wind down (and in some cases, sales) of multiple joint-venture structures across the business as well as advising on a variety of transactions entered into by the companies.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Amy's experience includes: 

• Acting for a US and English music platform group that provided crowdfunding from an artist’s fan base. Working with US colleagues to advise the respective boards and work with the management teams to deliver a controlled wind down.
• Advising 200+ boards of a multinational construction company (mainly in the UK but various overseas entities) to facilitate an orderly wind down of the group after their listed parent company went into liquidation.
• Advising a US listed corporate client on their substantial investment into the UK consumer finance market. This involved structuring and negotiating a complex debt and equity injection as part of the restructure and subsequent sale of the business.
• Advising the UK companies and subsequent administrators of a global automotive manufacturing business on an innovative funding and disposal process via a pre-pack administration, enabling the UK companies to continue trading and saving around 600 jobs.
• Advising the UK board of directors of a global IT consulting business in order to facilitate a CVA.
• Advising an aviation client around the operational restructuring/group reorganization options across several jurisdictions.
• Advising a key US customer of a bespoke kitchen and furniture manufacturer that entered insolvency proceedings around a defensive buy out strategy.
• Advising stakeholders in the collapse of a UK airline and separately a global travel operator around their options.
• Advising the administrators of a large distribution group around creditor claims (including double retention of title and group pension scheme issues).
• Advising on numerous portfolio sales, both buy and sell-side, of performing and non-performing loans and assets, aggregating in excess of £17 billion, including Projects Churchill, Urraco, Moon, Titan, Gatsby, Hieronymous, Leo, Arrow, Gem and Detroit.

• Amy was included in The Lawyer Hot 100: Dealmakers list - recognised for her restructuring practice and her recent focus on deals that have included banking clients, as well as technology and renewables businesses. She "made a name for herself acting on both the buy and sell side for multi-billion European loan portfolio transactions".
• In 2016, Amy was named Corporate Restructuring lawyer of the year at the prestigious TRI awards.
• Financial News named Amy as one of their '40 under 40 Rising Stars'. This award showcases the standout lawyers who have shown promise as they advise clients and help shape the development of the legal sector.