The Restructuring Room

In the final part of this special edition of Sidley’s Restructuring Room, we continue our look back at the 2018 bankruptcy of The Weinstein Company with Andy Mitchell, CEO and Managing Partner of Lantern Capital Partners. Hosted by Partner Tom Califano and managing associate Juliana Hoffman of Sidley’s Restructuring group.

* Sidley was very active in the bankruptcy as counsel for the administrative agent for the first lien lenders to the Weinstein Company; Tom Califano represented Lantern after their purchase of the Weinstein Company assets while at his prior firm.

In March of 2018, amid numerous allegations of misconduct against its recently dismissed co-founder and chief executive, Harvey Weinstein, The Weinstein Company (TWC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.* In May of that year, the bankruptcy auction process began, and by July, TWC's assets were sold to the Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners for US$289 million.

In Part 1 of this two-part edition of Sidley’s The Restructuring Room, partner Tom Califano and managing associate Juliana Hoffman look back at Lantern’s purchase of those assets and how it impacted some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Joining them to share personal insights from his experience is Andy Mitchell, CEO and Managing Partner of Lantern Capital Partners.

* Sidley was very active in the bankruptcy as counsel for the administrative agent for the first lien lenders to the Weinstein Company; Tom Califano represented Lantern after their purchase of the Weinstein Company assets while at his prior firm.

Join us as for a conversation with our special guest The Honorable Harlin D. Hale (Ret.) and Thomas R. Califano, a partner on Sidley’s Restructuring team in New York. Judge Hale served on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas for almost 20 years, including a two-year term as chief judge. He presided over thousands of cases and authored over 160 opinions. 

A partner in Sidley's Restructuring gorup, Tom represents large private and public companies in distress in and out of court; buyers of distressed companies and significant creditor constituencies. His practice has a particular emphasis on company and buyer side representation, working with a variety of industries including healthcare, energy and financial services.