Alexander Joseph Szarka
Associate
Restructuring
Renesas Electronics Corporation — Representation of Renesas Electronics Corporation and its affiliate, the largest creditor of Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF) and its affiliated debtor (Wolfspeed) in Wolfspeed’s prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Renesas is a Tokyo-based global leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, and designs and manufactures a wide range of products, including microcontrollers, microprocessors, analog and power devices, and system-on-chips. Prior to the Chapter 11 filing, Renesas entered into a restructuring support agreement with Wolfspeed and its key lenders for the exchange of, among other things, Renesas’ existing unsecured loan for takeback notes and a significant amount of equity in reorganized Wolfspeed.
Ligado Networks LLC — Representation of an ad hoc group of crossholders of more than $4 billion in principal amount of debt and equity in Ligado Networks LLC (Ligado), a leading satellite communications company, in Ligado’s prearranged Chapter 11 case filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Ligado filed for bankruptcy with a restructuring support agreement (RSA) in place that is supported by holders of nearly 90% of the company’s $7.8 billion of aggregate funded indebtedness and a significant portion of its equity. The RSA provides for the conversion of existing debt into new preferred equity, the preservation of the existing interests in the capital structure below the new preferred equity, a commercial agreement with AST SpaceMobile Inc. in respect of spectrum usage rights, and the preservation of Ligado’s $39 billion takings claim against the U.S. government. In addition, the Bankruptcy Court approved a $940 million multi-draw debtor-in-possession credit facility funded in part by the ad hoc group of crossholders that provides Ligado with access to new money financing and will refinance certain of Ligado’s existing debt.