{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Industry Insights: Exclusive Interviews","title":"EP 20 | Two Decades of Restructuring with Kon Asimacopoulos","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/92158875\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4201,"description":"Julie Miecamp, Deputy Global Head of Editorial at Octus, opens the episode by framing the state of European restructuring after 25 years of near-constant reinvention, from post-Lehman scheme innovation to the LME wave now redefining how deals get done. She sits down herself with Kon Asimacopoulos, partner at Sullivan and Cromwell.\nKon walks through the move from Kirkland after nearly two decades (04:30), the origins of the Fitness First and Travelodge CVAs that cracked open landlord restructurings in Europe (27:30), and how the practitioner mix has shifted from insolvency lawyers to debt-native operators (41:40). He shares his read on where LMEs go next, why 90% of his recent hires come from a debt background (54:02), and where the UK restructuring plan actually stands after a bruising couple of years (1:00:55). \nThe rapid-fire close lands on Toys R Us, TikTok, and one piece of career advice he ignored.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SWBvXOyNvoxfF-iLZFnaFkVlRfUZj92XsrozzLaQTGk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84NmQ2/M2ZiN2I0MTMyNzNm/ZDE5YTNkMWY5NzEx/MjJlMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}