Bernard Tsepelman
Lawyers
Advises clients on the financing aspects of restructuring transactions, including out-of-court and in-court restructurings and liability management transactions.
Bernard represents a variety of clients on a broad range of debt restructuring transactions, including prepackaged, pre-arranged and free-fall bankruptcies, debtor-in-possession facilities and exit financings, out-of-court debt restructurings and liability management transactions.
Experience highlights
Recent Representations
- McDermott International transaction support agreement and $475 million financing
- Anchor Glass amendments and extensions for $743 million term loan facilities
- Cano Health amendment and covenant waiver for side-car credit facility
- Virgin Orbit chapter 11 plan confirmed
- Instant Brands chapter 11 filing and $257.5 million DIP financing
- Madison Dearborn Partners $1.05 billion MoneyGram acquisition financing
- Envision Healthcare and AmSurg chapter 11 restructuring
- Bed Bath & Beyond chapter 11 filing
- Virgin Orbit chapter 11 filing and DIP financing
- Cloud Software $3.84 billion notes offering
- Bed Bath & Beyond ABL amendment and $1.025 billion equity offering
- Save A Lot $415 million term loan and $200 million ABL facilities refinancing
- FTI Consulting $900 million amended and restated facility
- Vista and Elliott $16 billion Citrix acquisition financing
- Revlon chapter 11 filing and $575 million term loan DIP financing
- Envision Healthcare and AMSURG $600 million new credit facilities
Education
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- magna cum laude
- ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award
- Order of the Coif
- Executive Editor, Cardozo Law Review
B.S., Business Law, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Professional history
- Counsel, 2023-present
- Davis Polk since 2016
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York