Biography

Jenny’s practice is focused on advising companies and their stakeholders on complex cross-border restructurings and insolvencies. She works with banks, credit funds, borrowers, sponsors, directors and insolvency practitioners on stressed, distressed and special situations across the UK, Europe and the U.S. Her experience covers a wide range of sectors including aviation, retail, cinemas, financial services, real estate, telecoms, vending, leasing and project finance.
Jenny is on the steering committee of the European chapter of International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and a founding member of the international committee of the Dutch Restructuring Association. She is a Member of INSOL, ILA, TMA, R3 and IWIRC.
In 2019 Jenny was selected for inclusion by Global Restructuring Review for their Women in Restructuring list.
Jenny is dual qualified in the UK and the Netherlands.
Representative experience:
- Advising CD&R portfolio company Vialto Partners on its consensual recapitalization and refinancing of its c. $1.7 billion of first-lien and second-lien debt facilities
- Advising an ad hoc group of secured lenders to the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor, Nordic Aviation Capital, in relation to its restructuring by way of chapter 11 proceedings
- Advised Europe’s largest cinema operator, Odeon (part of the AMC Entertainment Group), in relation to the group’s financial difficulties and the refinancing of its European business
- Advised global logistics solutions provider syncreon Group, on its cross-border balance sheet restructuring involving approximately $1.1bn of funded debt, including English schemes of arrangement and associated chapter 15 and CCAA recognition proceedings
- Advised BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Contrarian as the ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to the restructuring and litigation of $700m Islamic bonds issued by ADX-listed Dana Gas
- Advised Waypoint Leasing, the world's second largest helicopter leasing company, on matters of English law in connection with a US Section 363 sale under US chapter 11 proceedings
- Advised H/2 Capital as the majority holder of senior secured notes on the restructuring and administration sale of Four Seasons Healthcare group
- Advised Doncasters, a global alloys manufacturer for the aerospace industry, on its restructuring
- Advised KPMG as administrators of former global derivatives broker MF Global UK on their company voluntary arrangement
- Advised Lego as key supplier in relation to the Toys “R” Us company voluntary arrangement and administration in the UK
- Advised Claire’s on English and European law insolvency risks and directors’ duties in connection with its US chapter 11 proceedings.
Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Lawyers Shortlisted at IFLR1000’s 2025 Women in Business Law EMEA Awards Firm Announcement — May 13, 2025
- Weil Advises Vialto Partners on Their Recapitalization Transaction Deal Brief — February 25, 2025
Latest Thinking
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Protected: Consultation for new Practice Statement for schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Natasha Ayres,
Neil Devaney,
Matt Benson,
Jenny Davidson,
Lois Deasey,
Gemma Sage and
Mark Lawford
— May 14, 2025
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Protected: English High Court convenes separate meetings of opposing creditors in two creditor Part 26A restructuring plan
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Neil Devaney,
Natasha Ayres,
Matt Benson,
Lois Deasey,
Jenny Davidson,
Gemma Sage and
Mark Lawford
— May 08, 2025
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The end of equitable subordination of shareholder loans in German insolvencies?
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Matthias Eiden,
Andrew Wilkinson,
Neil Devaney,
Lois Deasey,
Matt Benson,
Natasha Ayres,
Jenny Davidson,
Mark Lawford and
Gemma Sage
— February 25, 2025
The German Federal Supreme Court has submitted questions to the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) which will determine whether non-German law governed shareholder loans to German borrowers are subject to the German insolvency law principle of equitable subordination. If the ECJ finds that the governing law of the contract determines the issue, this may ...
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Sino-Ocean Restructuring Plan sanctioned: shareholders benefit from first cram-across of pari passu creditors
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Neil Devaney,
Andrew Wilkinson,
Natasha Ayres,
Matt Benson,
Lois Deasey,
Jenny Davidson,
Gemma Sage and
Mark Lawford
— February 17, 2025
The English High Court has sanctioned the Sino-Ocean Holdings restructuring plan in the face of strong opposition from Long Corridor Asset Management, which held c.1.5% of the plan liabilities. The plan is the first cram-across of pari passu creditors, by a class consisting of non-English law governed debt subject to an overseas scheme, and the ...
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Motor finance: FCA publishes new complaint handling rules for ‘non-discretionary commission arrangements’, following recent court judgments
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Neil Devaney,
Andrew Wilkinson,
Natasha Ayres,
Matt Benson,
Lois Deasey,
Jenny Davidson,
Mark Lawford and
Gemma Sage
— December 20, 2024
The FCA has published complaint handling rules for non-discretionary commission arrangements (“Non-DCA”) under motor finance regulated credit agreements and regulated motor finance consumer hire (lease) agreements. The new rules come into force on 20 December 2024 and will apply to complaints received on or after 26 October 2024. As far as possible, the new rules ...