Matt Koch is a partner in the Restructuring Group and a member of the Private Credit Restructuring Group.
Matt’s practice focuses on complex corporate restructurings and special situations, with an emphasis on the representation of direct lenders, ad hoc groups, bondholders, private equity investors and creditors’ committees, both out of court and in chapter 11 cases across a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, software, aerospace, retail, financial services, entertainment, and automotive.
Over the past year, he has led lender-side restructuring mandates involving more than $13 billion in aggregate funded debt and hundreds of millions of dollars in DIP financings, with significant experience navigating contested financings, expedited sale processes, and complex intercreditor disputes.
Education
- Penn State Law, J.D.
- University of Delaware, B.A.
Admissions & Qualifications
- Delaware
- New York
Clerkships
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware - Hon. Laurie Selber Silverstein, 2016
Awards & Recognition
Turnarounds & Workouts, Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer, 2026
Matters
Representative Engagements
- Ad hoc group of first lien lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of Avenger Flight Group, structuring a $43.5M DIP facility and a $125M credit bid sale strategy for an FAA-regulated flight simulator operator.
- Evolution Credit Partners in the highly contested Chapter 11 cases of First Brands Group, developing litigation and restructuring strategies across more than $300M of exposure involving inventory financing, supply chain financing, and factoring facilities.
- Ad hoc group of second lien lenders in the restructuring of approximately $2.8B of funded debt for Hearthside Food Solutions, reaching a global settlement that eliminated approximately $1.9B in debt and secured $200M in new equity capital.
- Ares in the Chapter 11 cases of Vobev as prepetition lender, DIP lender, and stalking horse purchaser, negotiating a $37M DIP facility and leading a $150M credit bid acquisition completed within 60 days of filing.
- KKR as prepetition and DIP lender in the Chapter 11 cases of MBMG Holdings, leading strategy for an expedited healthcare sale process that preserved continuity of care and closed within 90 days of filing.
- Ad hoc group of second lien lenders in the out-of-court restructuring of more than $625M of funded debt issued by American Beacon, resulting in a consensual debt-for-equity recapitalization that materially deleveraged the business.