Dionne Brown

Primary Focus & Experience

Dionne advises corporate debtors, sponsors, primary lenders, credit funds, officeholders and distressed secondary investors on complex cross-border restructurings and insolvencies. She has experience advising on the full range of restructuring and insolvency transactions, including recapitalisations, A&Es and refinancings, schemes of arrangement, restructuring plans and distressed M&A. 

A selection of Dionne’s experience includes advising:

• The revolving credit facility lenders on the recapitalization of Oriflame group, involving US$550 million of fixed rate senior secured notes, €250 million of floating rate senior secured notes and a €100 million revolving credit facility.*
• The ad hoc group of lenders and hedge counterparties in relation to the recapitalization of CityFibre by way of a single-class UK scheme of arrangement.*
• The revolving facility lenders on financing arrangements related to Apollo’s acquisition of END. Clothing, a luxury, streetwear and sportswear retailer, from Carlyle.*
• A committee of secured creditors on the restructuring of approximately ZAR 7.3 billion of debt issued by Cell C Limited, a South African telecommunications company.*
• Naviera Armas Group, a Spanish-headquartered ferry operator, on its rescue financing and subsequent approximately €1 billion debt and equity restructuring implemented by way of a Spanish law homologación.* 
• An ad hoc group of lenders to Nordic Aviation Capital, an Ireland-based regional aircraft lessor, in connection with the restructuring of approximately US$6.3 billion of debt obligations implemented through chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.*
• intu Properties PLC and its subsidiaries in connection with the restructuring of the group’s financing arrangements.*
• Deoleo, S.A., a Spanish-headquartered global olive oil production and distribution business, in connection with a recapitalization and full balance sheet restructuring involving a Spanish law homologación.*
• Seven Energy International Limited in connection with the investment in, and acquisition of, the group by Savannah Petroleum plc by way of a pre-packaged administration sale.*

*Matter completed prior to joining Milbank.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Dionne is recognized by The Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer for Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency.