Chris Armstrong

Chris’ recent representative work includes:

• Loyalty One (Air Miles) – Representing the Monitor in Loyalty One’s ongoing CCAA proceedings, including Loyalty Venture’s related Chapter 11 proceedings 
• 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
• GreenSpace Brands and Love Child Organics – Representing one of Canada’s leading baby food companies in its ongoing CCAA proceedings and sale process
• 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
• 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

• MJardin Group – Representing the Monitor in MJardin’s CCAA proceedings, including the successful sale of MJardin’s operations in a reverse vesting transaction
  

• Crystallex International – Representing the Ad Hoc Committee of Crystallex’s noteholders and Computershare Trust Company of Canada in its capacity as trustee in Crystallex’s ongoing CCAA proceedings relating to its efforts to enforce a US$1.3 billion ICSID award against the Republic of Venezuela for the benefit of stakeholders

• 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

• Bondfield 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 in connection with the sale of the Bondfield loan facility
• Genessee & Wyoming – Representing Genesee & Wyoming in connection with the sale of two railways

• 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

• Skillsoft Corporation – Representing Skillsoft’s first lien lenders in connection with the company’s US$2.1 billion Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and related CCAA recognition 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
• Tervita Corporation – Representing the Ad Hoc Committee of Secured Debtholders in connection with Tervita’s $3.6 billion restructuring pursuant to the CBCA and Chapter 15
• Horsehead Holdings – Representing the Court-appointed information officer in Horsehead’s CCAA recognition proceedings
• Chemtura – Representing Chemtura in their joint Chapter 11 and CCAA proceedings
• Eddie Bauer – Representing Eddie Bauer in its cross-border CCAA and Chapter 11 restructuring, including its successful sale to Golden Gate Private Equity