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Ted Osborn is a partner based in Hong Kong and is the leader of our Business Recovery Services practice. He has been based in Hong Kong since 1995 acting for debtors, bank groups, bondholder groups and investors. For the last several years Ted has spent much of his time in China providing advice in relation to NPL acquisitions and other investment situations. Ted is also the liquidator of numerous Hong Kong companies including those in the Peregrine group.
Ted has extensive experience in Hong Kong and PRC workout practices and procedures, and has led numerous workouts of Hong Kong listed groups and PRC entities. Formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the US, Ted is also experienced in dealing with US workout related issues and Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
Major relevant experience in Hong Kong and the PRC includes:
- Assisting investment banks, hedge funds and other investor groups with their financial due diligence in relation to investments in China.
- Advising numerous investors and investor groups in relation to NPL acquisitions in China.
- Advising bondholder groups, including most recently the committee representing the holders of Bayan Telecommunications, Inc.'s US$200 million notes.
- Advising the Zhu Kuan Group (window company of the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government) in its US$700 million debt restructuring.
- Leading over 10 workouts of HKSE listed Groups, all with extensive PRC issues and with significant bank groups.
- Advising GZITIC (investment arm of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government) on its US$1.0 billion restructuring of its foreign indebtedness.
Finally, Ted is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal Asia and other publications, and has appeared on CNN, CNBC and Bloomberg TV providing his opinion on the China NPL and distressed debt markets. |
