Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and SNR Denton have picked up lead roles after one of Europe’s largest independent refiners, Petroplus, defaulted on $1.75bn (£1.12bn) of debt and filed for insolvency last week 
(24 January).

The Swiss company’s UK arm, Petroplus Refining & Marketing, a key source of petrol for London and the Southeast, instructed magic circle firm CC on the insolvency, with London restructuring partner John MacLennan taking the lead.