Anupama Yerramalli

Anupama’s experience includes advising:

Company Representations

• 2U, Inc., a global leader in online education, and its US affiliates in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, restructuring its US$944 million capital structure, and securing approximately US$110 million through a DIP financing and equity rights offering
• Barretts Minerals Inc., a talc manufacturer, in its chapter 11 case in Southern District of Texas
• MOD Pizza, a 500+ restaurant pizza chain, in its out-of-court merger with Elite Restaurant Group
• Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. and its US subsidiaries (a US-based responsive space launch provider) in their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in connection with its Section 363 sale process
• Lumileds Holding B.V. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and restructuring more than US$1.7 billion of their funded debt
• Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, a branded and generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in its 2020 pre-arranged chapter 11 cases and 2023 prepackaged chapter 11 cases
• Libbey Glass, a leader in glass production, in its chapter 11 cases
• The independent director of VER Technologies, one of the largest suppliers of rental production equipment and solutions, in connection with an investigation into potential claims and causes of actions arising out of the leveraged buyout*
• Independent directors of Southcross Holdings, a Dallas-based energy company, in a comprehensive review of potential allegations against the company and its sponsors raised by certain equity holders that resulted in a consensual prepackaged chapter 11 plan*
• The former holding companies for Targus, a global leader in mobile device and accessories solutions, in a prepackaged chapter 11 case and the operating companies in an out-of-court restructuring*
• Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, a large acute-care hospital and medical center, in its out-of-court financial and operational restructuring*
• Genco Shipping & Trading, an international dry bulk shipping company, in the restructuring of US$1.4 billion of debt through a prepackaged chapter 11 case*
• Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, a New York City healthcare system, in its complex chapter 11 cases, including the sale of the historic Greenwich Village campus*

Creditor and Other Party Representations

• CommScope, in its Section 363 acquisition of Casa Systems, Inc.’s cable business
• Barclays Bank plc, as debtor in possession term loan financing agent and prepetition term loan administrative agent in McDermott International
• An ad hoc group of first lien lenders and bondholders of Westmoreland Coal Company, a leading North American coal producer, in connection with the company’s chapter 11 case*
• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the bankruptcy of Bristow Group, a leading oil and gas and search and rescue helicopter service provider*
• Subaru Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation in the global restructuring of Takata, a Japanese automotive parts company, and its affiliates in connection with the largest automotive recall in history*
• Hildene Capital Management, a New York-based asset management firm, as the acquirer of Scottish Holdings and its reinsurance affiliates in their chapter 11 cases*
• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the bankruptcy of CHC Group Limited, the largest commercial helicopter service provider primarily servicing the oil and gas industry*
• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the bankruptcy of NII Holdings, a leading provider of mobile communication services operating under the Nextel brand in Latin America*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham