Chris Armstrong

Chris’ recent representative work includes:

• Cirque du Soleil – Representing an ad hoc committee of lenders in Cirque du Soleil’s coordinated CCAA and Chapter 15 proceedings, including in respect of their successful US$1.2 billion credit bid to acquire the company and related refinancing, which transaction was recognized as the 2021 Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year at the Canadian Law Awards
• Harte Gold Corp. – Representing the Monitor in Harte Gold’s ongoing CCAA proceedings including the sale of the company in a reverse vesting transaction valued at $200 million
• Nortel Networks – Representing the Canadian court-appointed “super monitor” in all aspects of this multi-national insolvency proceeding involving coordinated CCAA, Chapter 11 and UK administration proceedings, including in connection with the sales of Nortel’s business units and patent portfolio and the US$7.2 billion global settlement and coordinated Chapter 11 and CCAA plans of arrangement
• MJardin Group – Representing the Monitor in MJardin’s ongoing CCAA proceedings

• Clover Leaf/Bumble Bee Seafoods – Representing Brookfield Principal Credit LLC as the Term Loan Agent and DIP Term Loan Agent  in Clover Leaf’s CCAA proceedings and the related Chapter 11 proceedings of Bumble Bee Seafoods, including the US$1.3 billion sale of Bumble Bee and Clover Leaf’s business to FCF Co., Ltd
  
• Toys “R” Us – Representing Toys “R” Us Canada in its coordinated CCAA and Chapter 11 proceedings, including in connection with the successful going-concern sale of Toys “R” Us Canada for US$300 million
• Crystallex International – Representing an ad hoc committee of Crystallex’s bondholders and Computershare Trust Company in its capacity as trustee in Crystallex’s ongoing CCAA proceedings relating to the enforcement of a US$1.3 billion ICSID award against the Republic of Venezuela for the benefit of stakeholders
  
• Bondfield Construction and Forma-Con Construction – Representing the agent under Bondfield’s senior-secured credit facility in connection with Bondfield’s CCAA proceeding and the receivership of Forma-Con Construction, including a related DIP litigation financing loan
• Skillsoft Corporation – Representing Skillsoft’s first lien lenders in connection with the company’ US$2.1 billion Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and related CCAA recognition proceedings
• Aralez Pharmaceuticals – Representing Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc. as purchaser of Aralez’s Canadian business and certain U.S. assets for US$110 million in coordinated CCAA and Chapter 11 proceedings
• DEL Equipment – Representing DEL Equipment, Canada’s leading truck equipment up-fitter, in its CCAA proceedings, including the successful sale of its business to Drive Products