A&O Shearman

Partner, Financial Restructuring

Karen McMaster assists buy side and distressed investors structure, negotiate and implement investments in distressed, stressed or special situation credits.  She also has experience in all aspects of debt restructuring and reorganisation, from initial contingency planning and options analysis to the implementation and management of complex workouts.

Karen’s experience spans a range of insolvency and reorganisation tools and processes, including UK Schemes of Arrangement, Restructuring Plans and CVAs, US chapter 11 and various European reorganisation mechanisms. Karen has also represented investors on a number of direct lending and ‘special situations’ financing, often involving complex and bespoke debt instruments and intercreditor structures.