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5

Band 5

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Firms)

4 Years Ranked

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Provided by Geoff O'Dea

UK

Practice Areas

Geoff O’Dea is a partner in the firm’s Private Equity group. His practice focuses on restructuring and insolvency and acquisition finance. In the restructuring and insolvency space, Mr. O’Dea has extensive experience in advising all stakeholder groups in restructurings including debtors, shareholders, directors, boards, creditors, insolvency officials, providers of capital, special situations investors, purchasers and suppliers. In the acquisition finance space, he works with clients on matters involving lending products, particularly European term Loan B, unitranche, bank/bond financings and rescue financings.

Career

Prior to joining Goodwin, Mr. O'Dea was most recently a partner in the Banking & Finance group at Baker McKenzie in London. Previously, he was a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

Mr. O’Dea spent the first several years of his career working in Sydney, Australia.

He was also clerk to the Honourable Mr Justice Hulme in the New South Wales Supreme Court.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Firms)

5
Band 5
Individual Editorial

Geoff O'Dea is an experienced practitioner in the London market able to act for a wide range of clients. He regularly acts for both corporates and lenders on complex restructuring and distressed transactional mandates.

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