Mayer Brown wins M&A Advisor “Restructuring Deal of the Year” in the $1B-$5B deal category

Mayer Brown advised on a major restructuring awarded “Restructuring Deal of the Year ($1B-$5B)” by The M&A Advisor (18th Annual Turnaround Awards). The annual awards recognize leading transactions, firms and individuals in the distressed investing, bankruptcy and restructuring industry over the past year.

Mayer Brown served as lead restructuring counsel for GWG Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates (GWG), a publicly-traded life settlements and alternative investments company, in GWG’s fully consensual plan confirmation and ultimate emergence from Chapter 11, resolving more than $2.1 billion in debt. The successful resolution was accomplished through the coordinated efforts of a multi-disciplinary Mayer Brown team across the firm’s North America offices and led by partners Thomas (Tom) S. Kiriakos, Louis S. Chiappetta, and Charles S. Kelley.

Mayer Brown’s global Restructuring practice operates in jurisdictions across the Americas, Asia and Europe. The team represents corporate debtors, company directors, lenders (throughout the capital structure), bondholders, liquidators, receivers, administrators, trustees, debtor-in-possession loan providers, insurers, pension fund trustees, special servicers and landlords on all aspects of restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency.

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