Bondholder / Trustee Representation
- Representation of UMB Bank, National Association as indenture trustee in Texas Pellets, Inc., Louisiana Pellets, Inc., German Pellets Inc., LLC, and German Pellets Louisiana, LLC insolvencies and related bankruptcies.
- Representation of the indenture trustee with respect to five separate Erickson Retirement Communities LLC, continuing care retirement communities across the United States with total debt in excess of $500 million.
- Representation of the indenture trustee for convertible note holders in Energy XXI Ltd. bankruptcy case in the United States Bankruptcy court of the Southern District of Texas.
- Representation of indenture trustee of $100 million of bonds in Chapter 9 bankruptcy of Tulare Medical Center in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California.
- Representation of indenture trustees for 1.3 billion in revenue bonds in bankruptcies of United Airlines, Inc.; Northwest Airlines, Inc.; and Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Representation of indenture trustee co-chair of unsecured creditor’s committee in bankruptcy of Walter Energy, Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
- Representation of the indenture trustee in an out-of-court workout of approximately $140 million of municipal bonds issued for Rideout Memorial Hospital, a California-based health system.
- Representation of the indenture trustee and bondholders in the defaulted senior notes issued by the River Rock Entertainment Authority, a California-based Indian gaming casino.
- Representation of the indenture trustee in state court receivership for a Rhode Island detention facility.
- Representation of indenture trustees, bond insurers and bondholders in the default and workout of numerous charter schools located throughout the country.
Case Study
Mintz advised the bond trustees of wood pellet supplier German Pellets and its US subsidiaries in a $515 million cross-border bankruptcy. The ongoing matter has included Louisiana and Texas bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation and insolvency matters in Germany.