Anna Schwartz

Biography

Anna is a partner in our Restructuring and Insolvency group.

She has more than 15 years’ experience in transactional work for financial institutions, special situations groups, credit funds, insolvency practitioners, corporates, directors, creditors and debtors on all elements of restructuring, insolvency, liability management, workouts and distressed debt, equity and M&A transactions.

She specialises in non-contentious restructuring and insolvency work, with expertise in both company side and creditor side roles, distressed M&A and restructuring of distressed companies via formal and informal processes.

Anna is a member of the TMA Sydney Committee and holds the ARITA Advanced Certification.

Experience

Anna’s experience includes advising:

  • The receivers and managers of the Tritium Group, a NASDAQ listed manufacturer of fast charging stations for electric vehicles, in relation to all aspects of the receivership and global sale process.

  • Acciona on its acquisition of the Kwinana Waste-to-Energy project in WA by way of a solvent creditors’ scheme of arrangement, involving the acquisition of all of the equity and debt in the project.

  • Roofoods (the Deliveroo parent company) on the voluntary administration and deed of company arrangement of its Australian subsidiary, Deliveroo Australia, and exit from the Australian market.

  • The voluntary administrators of Panoramic Resources Limited and the Savannah Nickel Project (a nickel mine in the Kimberley region of northern WA) in relation to all aspects of the administration and mining project.

  • The voluntary administrators of Schramm Australia Group (a drilling rig maker) in relation to all aspects of the administration and deed of company arrangement, including the sale of its business and assets.

  • IFM Investors on all aspects of its investment in the Tandem Group (a provider of workforce contract management services) during the Tandem Group’s administration.

  • Hilco in relation to its acquisition of the secured debt facilities of the Wittner Group and the subsequent finance and corporate restructure and recapitalisation of the group.

  • Genesis Capital on its acquisition of the national Totally Smiles dental practices business and assets from the voluntary administrators of Totally Smiles.

  • The receivers and managers of the Quintis group of companies in relation to a debt for equity recapitalisation via a creditors’ scheme of arrangement and deed of company arrangement (with Chapter 15 recognition in the US) and restructure of US bond debt.

  • The senior lender syndicate in relation to certain secured facilities made available to Bluewaters in connection with the coal fired power station owned and operated by Bluewaters.

Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

    Anna is ranked for Restructuring/Insolvency

  • IFLR1000 2024

    Recognised as ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Restructuring & Insolvency