RESTRUCTURING

• An investment vehicle in connection with a £30m term loan facility that was used to provide bridging finance to an internationally renowned UK focussed retailer
• An alternative capital lender on the US$27.8m restructuring of a multi-tranche term loan facility to a Luxembourg entity focussed on the serviced-office industry
• State General Reserve Fund of the Sultanate of Oman on its conditional equity subscription which cornerstoned a wider equity fundraising and debt restructuring of Premium Main Market listed Kenmare Resources, their principal activity being the operation of the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine, located on the north east coast of Mozambique
• The Marken Group on its pre-pack administration into a Lender-led Newco and the simultaneous restructuring of its €400m term and working capital facilities, each with a syndicate led by Lloyds, Alcentra and ICG on the other side
• Helphire plc on its debt-for-equity swap and revised financing arrangements in connection with its financing facilities with Lloyds, AIB and RBS
• A banking group in connection with the restructuring of its multiple financing facilities to the Executive Care Group

ACQUISITION FINANCINGS

• Agilitas Private Equity on its c£€100m financing arrangements with Barings required in connection with the buy-out of Prodieco Advanced Engineering Solutions, a leader in precision engineering for European blister packaging lines
• Kape Technologies plc on the debt financing package and subsequent syndicate bank facility consent arrangements to support its $936m acquisition of ExpressVPN, a world leader in technology services and particularly focussing on virtual private networks
• Constellation Automotive Group Limited (formerly BCA Marketplace) on key financing aspects of its existing arrangements refinancing package comprising £695 million offering of 4.875 percent senior secured notes due 2027, an approximately £750 million (equivalent) senior secured term facility, a £250 million revolving credit facility and a £325 million second lien facility as well as previously acting on its take private by private equity firm TDR Capital LLP (including advising the company in respect of the subsequent accession of a number of group companies to the new financing arrangements)
• A consortium involving GSH Private Capital (and another investment firm) on the financing arrangements required in connection with the $200m purchase and restructuring of the Getronics Group, an internationally renowed IT services firm based in more than 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific
• Playtech plc, a FTSE 250 software company, on its c.€1.3bn acquisition term bridge and revolving credit facilities provided by UBS, Santander, NatWest Markets and UniCredit in connection with the Italian public offer for the entire issued share capital of Snaitech SpA, the leading Italian gambling and gambling technology company
• Henderson Park Capital Partners UK LLP on the €1.34bn financing of its public-to-private take-over of Green REIT plc (an Irish real estate investment company listed on the Irish stock exchange)
• A group of UK based private equity investors on the financing supporting its investment in the MBO of Brookhouse Aerospace Limited (a leading UK-based defence corporation involved with major long-term contracts for aerospace and defence OEMs) from Kaman Corporation
• An Iberian PE house as sponsor, on financing a £11.3m syndicated term and PIK facilities, provided by an Alternative Capital Provider, in connection with the acquisition of a business within the healthcare sector
• An investment consortium comprising Ventiga Capital Partners LLP and J Leon & Company Limited in connection with a £18.2m unitranche facility backing the c£50m acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Thesis Asset Management plc
• A multinational bank on its funding of the entirety of the financing for insurance broker Clegg Gifford & Co’s acquisition of Westminster, a direct broking business

WORKING CAPITAL FINANCINGS

• Advised a multinational bank on a security, terms and subordination refresh of its £40m existing facilities agreement with Northumberland House Limited, secured by a hotel property in central London
• Multiple borrower clients in respect of their financing arrangements and the changes to the LIBOR basis of interest calculation to risk-free rates at different stages throughout the year, including Playtech plc, Thesis Asset Management Limited and TFG Brands (London) Limited
• Adena Estate Inc in connection with the refinancing of a £30m term loan facility that was used to provide bridging finance to Adena Brands in connection with the pre-pack administration of Monsoon Accessorize
• Advised a multinational bank and a banking group on a series of amendment exercises to its £160m syndicated working-capital facility arrangements in order to facilitate equity raisings and thereby support growth acquisitions by Restore plc
• Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale in connection with multiple amendment and restatements of various facilities, including the release of obligors and the prepayment of outgoing banks across a number of different arrangements
• J Leon & Company in connection with a new £10m revolving credit facility with Barclays Bank PLC
• Redde Plc on the amendment and restatement of its revolving credit facility agreement into a £50m financing with HSBC UK Bank plc (alongside its renewed group wide ancillary overdraft financing)
• Cain Hoy Finance Limited on their £64m mezzanine facility agreement into a JV between the equity arm of Cain Hoy and Galliard Group plc, the London and South East residential housebuilder for the purposes of exploiting development opportunities
• Deluxe Laboratories Limited on its financing arrangements with The Royal Bank of Scotland, its first financing in the European markets
• A multinational bank in relation to the restructuring of two margin loan agreements with an Israeli borrower involving a complex new margin loan facility agreement and the repayment and termination of certain underlying loan notes and swaps.