Sebastian Grant-Preece
Associate
sebastian.grant-preece@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Financial Restructuring
- United Kingdom & Europe
Biography
Sebastian is an associate in the financial restructuring group. He has experience in representing banks, private credit funds, insolvency practitioners and debtor companies in relation to a wide range of restructuring matters across a number of industries.
Representative Work
- Basslink: Counsel to the secured lender syndicate and subsequently appointed receivers of Basslink, a state significant electricity interconnector linking the electricity grids of the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania. The asset was ultimately sold to the APA Group through a debt-for-equity swap transaction implemented via a deed of company arrangement.
- Kwinana: Counsel to the Kwinana Waste to Energy project in relation to its debt restructure and recapitalization implemented via a scheme of arrangement.
- Heron Resources: Counsel to Heron Resources, an ASX listed copper mine, and subsequently appointed administrators and deed administrators in relation to its debt restructure and administration.
- Disability Services Australia: Counsel to a significant National Disability Insurance Scheme provider and subsequently appointed administrators in relation to its administration and recapitalization implemented via a deed of company arrangement.
- Private Credit Fund: Counsel to an Australian private credit fund on several complex financings, including advising on restructuring options and security enforcement.
List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.
EducationLL.B., University of Technology Sydney, 2019
LL.B., University of Technology Sydney, 2019
Bar AdmissionsLaw Society of New South Wales, Australia
Law Society of New South Wales, Australia