Sinjini Saha

Primary Focus & Experience

Sinjini specialises in acting on large scale, cross border restructurings, special situations financings and distressed M&A transactions. Dual qualified in New York and England, Sinjini has deep experience with New York law and European restructuring techniques. Her particular focus is on international fund investors - acting both creditor side and in sponsor held debtor mandates. Sinjini is widely recognised by her clients for her highly strategic, commercial and solution-oriented approach to complex situations. Sinjini graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar from Columbia Law School in 2008 and has a B.A., LL.B. (with honors) from the National Law School of India University in Bangalore, India.

Notable matters include:

• Committee Roles
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Cabonline
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Keter
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Telecolumbus
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Intralot
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Floatel
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Officine Macaferri
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Lycra
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Young’s Seafood
  • Acting for the junior lender committee in the restructuring of Abengoa
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Nyrstar
  • Acting for the lender committee in the restructuring of Camaïeu
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Harkand
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Norshore
  • Acting for the lender committee in the restructuring of Marme Inversiones
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of CEDC-Roust and
  • Acting for the bondholder committee in the restructuring of Cecon.

• Representing the issuer and/or sponsors: restructuring of Frigoglass; restructuring of Haya; restructuring of Mulhacen (the holding company of WiZink Bank); Cerberus in connection with the restructuring of an European asset; Hemen (the sponsor) in connection with Seadrill’s restructuring; emergency financing of Flint; English law aspects of the Chapter 11 process of OneWeb Global Limited.
• Representing Orchard Capital in connection with their Investment in Primary Group.
• Representing investors in connection with special situations financings including Oaktree Capital in connection with their investment in BlueMacaw; Oaktree Capital in connection with a European football club; Carlyle in connection with Pro-Gest; the new money committee in connection with the restructuring and rescue financing of Abengoa, through homologation, UK CVA and US chapter 11 proceedings.
• Representing the holder of majority debt positions in connection with the ongoing administration of the Four Seasons portfolio
• Acting for the Government of Bermuda in connection with the “loan to own” process of the Morgan’s Point property development via a Bermuda administration and Chapter 11 process.
• Representing distressed investors with control positions:
  • Oaktree Capital in connection with a UK hotel portfolio, a Portuguese real estate asset acquired out of an insolvency process; a Spanish real estate portfolio and an Indian Oil and Gas investment;
  • Centerbridge Partners in connection with ATU;
  • Njord Partners LLP in connection with the special situations acquisition of Portuguese airlines Euroatlantic Airways Transportes Aereos S.A

M&A

• Representing a bidder in connection with a potential distressed M&A bid for European Pharmaceutical assets.
• Acting for Oaktree Capital, Alchemy and Njord Partners on several distressed M&A transactions.
• Acting for Blackstone’s private equity funds in their investments in Alliance Automotive Group in France, Versace in Italy, Scout24 in Germany, Leica Camera in Germany, Visa Power in India and the disposals of Mivisa in Spain and Intelenet in India.
• Acting for Blackstone’s real estate funds in their acquisition of the portfolio of non-performing loans and restructuring of 1 America Square and their investment in certain Italian hotels and logistics assets.
• Acting for GSO in their joint venture with Telefonica S.A. to develop a mobile advertising business using intellectual property assets acquired by GSO out of bankruptcy proceedings.
• Acting for KKR’s private equity funds in their investments in the OEG Offshore Group and Flowstream (an investor in North Sea oil stream assets) and the partial sale and reinvestment in the Visma Group in Norway.

Securities Offerings

• Acting in relation to the initial public offerings of Autotrader, Pets at Home, Infinis and NXP.
• Acting in relation to various private equity sponsored high yield issuances and tender offers including Infinis plc, Gestamp Automocion, Eircom Ltd., Virgin Media Finance PLC, Bormioli Rocco Holdings S.A., NXP, Stena AB, Corral Petroleum Holdings AB and Expro.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Sinjini is a member of the governing body of Mulberry Academy Shoreditch, London, an East London based school catering to the local community.

Sinjini regularly holds private equity and distressed investment seminars for the London Business School MBA program’s Private Equity and M&A club.

Sinjini received her Master of Laws in May 2008 from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She earned her B.A., LL.B. with honors in 2004 from the National Law School of India University in Bangalore, India.