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Navigate uncertainty with a successor you can trust

We understand the urgent need to appoint a successor trustee in connection with events of default or other extraordinary circumstances.  

With extensive industry experience in litigation, bankruptcy, workouts and real estate transactions, our team of seasoned professionals can promptly step into an existing indenture trustee role. We leverage a greater degree of control over internal processes and are agile and fast in our response to inquiries.

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What we offer

Computershare’s Default and Restructuring Group helps issuers and holders navigate through uncertainty to mitigate risk and preserve value for all stakeholders.

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Our services

  • Corporate, conduit and municipal debt workouts 

  • Bankruptcy, foreclosure and negotiated default resolution 

  • International workouts 

  • Unusual and distressed situations 

  • Payment and covenant defaults 

  • Receiverships 

  • Forbearance 

  • Special and mandatory redemptions 

  • Non-default compliance issues

Representative matters

Computershare has represented several high-profile Chapter 11 and public finance cases in various capacities as indenture trustee, including:

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Unsecured creditor committee appointments in Chapter 11 Cases

  • The Hertz Corporation 

  • Rite Aid Corporation 

  • WeWork

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Successor trustee

  • Diebold Nixdorf 

  • Venator Materials PLC 

  • KDC Agribusiness LLC

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Chapter 11 cases

  • Endo Pharma 

  • National CineMedia 

  • Invacare

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Public finance

  • Verity Health System 

  • Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA

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The Computershare advantage

Independent & free of lending conflicts

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is an independent successor trustee that is free of lending conflicts. As a nationally chartered trust bank, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is able to step into a wide latitude of distressed debt situations and has adequate capital reserves to meet your deal’s requirements.

Corporate trust specialization

With municipal debt, there might be additional complexities due to other security interests in property that need to be safeguarded. We understand the need for a trustee that is responsive, easy to work with and experienced in facilitating holder discussions.

Dedicated teams

We resolve multifaceted inquiries in a single conversation, saving you time so you can focus on strategic decisions.

Fast onboarding

Our document experts coordinate with deal parties to provide pre-closing guidance and manage the transition from closing through handoff to relationship management.

Why Computershare?

Computershare Corporate Trust is an industry leader with US$6.6 trillion of debt under administration, US$257.7 billion in assets under administration and cross-border capabilities including US$1.5 trillion in funds movements across 75+ currencies in foreign exchange and distributions.

$6.66.6 tn

of debt under administration

$257.7257.7 bn

in assets under administration

$1.51.5 tn

in funds movements

7575+

currencies in foreign exchange and distributions

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*Data for the 12-months ending June 30, 2025. Debt under administration (DUA) includes all issues within the paying agency system of record. All totals are in US dollars. CA$ to US$ exchange rate 0.73493 on June 30, 2025.

Computershare does not provide legal or tax accounting services for its customers. Customers should always consult their own professional tax and legal advisors in connection with any effort to qualify a particular transaction for favorable treatment under applicable tax laws and regulations.

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