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About Will Snowden

Will is a restructuring and insolvency associate in our global transactions group.

He has experience acting for corporates, directors, insolvency officeholders, creditors and other key parties in the UK and global restructuring and insolvency market.

During his time at Freshfields, Will has been seconded to the Brussels office for six months.

Will speaks English and Finnish.

 

 

Recent work

Non-confidential deals and highlights include advising:

  • Advising the commercial banks on the restructuring of the EUR 6bn debt of Casino
  • Advising Bulb Energy on options for its sale and contingency planning, culminating in its entry into the UK’s first energy supply company administration and advising the joint administrators of the parent company, including on options to sell Simple’s assets potentially as part of a wider sale of the Bulb business
  • certain creditors of Intu propcos on debt and equity restructurings following the administration of other companies in the group
  • Advising the joint administrators of the high-cost short-term consumer credit provider Elevate Credit International Limited (formerly t/a Sunny)
  • Advising the Hotelbeds Group on the amendment and extension of its c.€2bn loan facilities in 2020/21
  • Advising the joint administrators of various entities within the BrightHouse Group
  • Advising BrightHouse on its high yield bond restructuring implemented by way of exchange offer
  • Advising the joint administrators of Monarch Airlines in relation to its administration and the sale of assets

Qualifications

  • Pembroke College, University of Cambridge (MA and MPhil, Classics)
  • BPP University Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course)
  • Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales

Publications

  • (2024) International Corporate Rescue 21(3), 192-193 Abigal Boura v LYHFL Limited [2023] EWHC 2585 (Ch)

  • (2022) International Corporate Rescue 19(5), 288-291 Lombard North Central Plc v European Skyjets Ltd [2022] EWHC 728 (QB)

  • (2021) International Corporate Rescue 18(6), 390-394 New Look and Regis: New Life and Rejuvenation for Leasehold CVAs

  • (2021) International Corporate Rescue 18(3), 224-226 In the matter of NMUL Realisations Limited and in the matter of the Insolvency Act 1986 [2021] EWHC 94 (Ch)

  • (2021) International Corporate Rescue 18(3), 171-174 Lazari Properties 2 Limited & Ors v New Look Retailers Limited & Ors [2021] EWHC 1209 (Ch)

  • (2020) International Corporate Rescue 17(4), 313-315 Oliver Dean Morley t/a Morley Estates v The Royal Bank of Scotland plc  [2020] EWHC 88 (Ch)

  • (2020) International Corporate Rescue 17(1) 46-50 Re NN2 Newco Limited [2019] EWHC 1917 (Ch) and [2019] EWHC 2532 (Ch)

  • (2018) International Corporate Rescue 15(2) 122-124 Global Corporate Limited v Hale

  • (2018) International Corporate Rescue 15(2) 93-94 No assets, no problem: Court of Appeal upholds validity of floating charge even in the absence of any assets to which the charge could attach