Matthew Czyzyk

Matthew’s select experience includes advising/representing:

• Inotiv, Inc., a leading contract research organization specializing in nonclinical and analytical drug discovery and development services and research models, and its affiliated debtors in their packaged Chapter 11 cases involving a comprehensive recapitalization and balance sheet restructuring.
• HG Vora Capital Management and Nantahala Capital as Fossil Group’s supporting noteholders in the negotiation and implementation of an innovative exchange offer for new first-out and second-out senior secured notes due 2029 and associated incremental funding, warrants, and equity consideration, implemented by means of a single class English Part 26A restructuring plan. IFLR Europe Awards: Restructuring Deal of the Year 2026 (Shortlisted).
• Altice France S.A. and Altice France Holding S.A., a leading telecoms and media company, on their historic balance sheet restructuring involving more than €24 billion of debt, comprising term loans, senior secured notes and senior notes. IFR Awards: EMEA Restructuring Deal of the Year 2025.
• Oriflame in connection with a comprehensive recapitalisation to deliver a substantially de-levered and sustainable balance sheet with a debt reduction of approximately €520 million and a meaningful maturity runway.
• a prospective equity investor in Thames Water in relation to its historic restructuring proceedings.
• Lebara, a European telecom business, on the refinancing of the group’s capital structure, including a rights issuance.
• Exactech, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in their Chapter 11 cases involving the restructuring of more than $350 million of prepetition debt, as well as additional prepetition liabilities, supported by an $85 million in debtor in possession credit facility and a stalking horse bid, which remains subject to higher and better offers, for substantially all of the debtors’ assets.
• Hardinge, a precision machining and tooling manufacturer, in connection with refinancing efforts and ultimately, their Chapter 11 cases to address over $100 million in secured debt, facilitate two going-concern 363 sale transactions for substantially all assets, investigate claims and causes of action held by the estates, and negotiate and consummate a liquidating Chapter 11 plan, including a global settlement embodied therein.
• an ad hoc group of creditors to Intrum, a European debt collection business, with respect to a recapitalisation transaction.
• Arrival, a distressed electronic vehicle manufacturer, including putting in place unique and innovative secured bridge financing and concurrent convertible bond exchange, a first in the European market, and subsequent administration.
• Vewd Software in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings covering its plan of reorganization, where pre-petition secured lenders exchanged their existing debt for equity in the reorganized business and provided new capital. M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards: Cross-border Restructuring Deal of the Year 2023 ($100m to $1b).
• Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) subsidiary, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, on the UK aspects of its acquisition of leading Australian pension administration firm Link Group (LNK.AX) in a A$1.2 billion ($802.7 million) deal, as Japan's largest banking group continues to grow its fund administration business.
• an ad hoc group of bondholders to Convene Group in relation to its restructuring by means of a debt-to-equity transaction and subsequent recapitalisation.
• an ad hoc group of creditors to Logan, a Chinese real estate developer.
• the shareholder to a global healthcare business in relation to its restructuring.
• the lender to a distressed Indian chemicals business in relation to its investments.
• a stakeholder in BritishVolt, the British automotive battery manufacturer.
• an ad hoc group of noteholders of Quotient Limited in relation to its Chapter 11 proceedings.
• a lender to a German manufacturing business in relation to a liability management exercise
• Monarch Alternative Capital LP on a super senior term loan B facility to the Boparan group, together with Monarch Master Funding 2 S.à.r.l. as the sole purchaser in the private placement of senior secured notes.
• Output Services Group, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in connection with its prepackaged Chapter 11 cases. Output Services Group is a leading provider of integrated customer communications and engagement services. The company’s plan of reorganization successfully restructured approximately $825 million of funded indebtedness through a consensual deleveraging of approximately $134 million and new money capital infusion of approximately $70 million. M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards: Information Technology Deal of the Year 2023.
• a group of bondholders to Garrett Motion, a leading auto technology company, on its restructuring in Chapter 11.
• a global asset manager in relation to its refinancing of a leading European media business.
• a leading European telecoms business in relation to certain bond issuances.
• a leading private equity business in relation to a distressed M&A transaction in the telecommunications sector.
• Bain Capital Credit in connection with its investment in the INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in South Korea.
• Triton in relation to the €28.7 million refinancing of Cata Electrodomesticos.
• a stakeholder in the Amigo scheme of arrangement.
• an ad hoc group of bondholders to Lebara in relation to a share pledge enforcement and subsequent restructuring of the group’s capital structure.*
• a group of lenders to Bulsatcom, a Bulgarian telecommunications business, in relation to an enforcement and refinancing process.*
• the Wentworth Group, with respect to Lehman Brothers International Europe’s English scheme of arrangement.*
• Noble Group Limited, with respect to its restructuring by means of English and Bermudian schemes of arrangement.*
• an ad hoc group of creditors as lenders to Steinhoff, in relation to the restructuring of the group’s capital structure.*
• certain lenders to Turkish Telecom, with respect to the restructuring of the company’s capital structure.*
• an ad hoc group of credit funds in relation to the restructuring of Ocean Rig.*
• an ad hoc group of credit funds on the Chapter 11 restructuring of Vertellus.*
• the senior lenders on the financial restructuring of Ambatovy, Africa’s largest nickel extraction facility.*
• a pan-European steel manufacturer on the restructuring of its debt.*
• an ad hoc group of lenders in relation to the restructuring of Oi Telecom.*
• a Welsh steel manufacturer in relation to the restructuring of its debt.*
• The Hellenic Republic on the 'PSI 2' restructuring of its public debt.*
• KKR Credit in relation to various direct lending investments.*
• the financial advisor to Hellenic Bank in relation to its recapitalisation plan and associated exchange offer.*
• various European corporate clients on their debt financings, including revolving credit facilities, pre-export financing facilities, MTN programmes and ECP issuances.*
• a number of European corporate clients on various consent solicitations.*
• both issuers and underwriters on a number of European high yield bond transactions.*

*Completed prior to joining Ropes & Gray