• Advising the financier on the joint venture arrangements and the financing for global beer brand, Cobra
• Advising Synova and the JMG Group, an insurance brokerage business, on the financing of their buy and build strategy
• Advising Treo Asset Management and Olympic Entertainment Group, a market-leading casino entertainment and sports betting provider in Eastern Europe, on the restructuring of its €200m senior secured bonds and subsequent expansion and roll out into new jurisdictions
• Advising a sponsor and its casino and online gaming portfolio company on ongoing financing matters
• Advising investors on their participation in securitization notes issued by Marston’s PLC, a leading independent brewing and pub retail business
• Advising certain creditors on the bank and bond financing for TDR’s acquisition of the Stonegate pub group
• Advising sponsors and companies in relation to the restructuring of various UK retail businesses (fashion, events and casual dining businesses)
• Advising Tende Energy on the financing for their acquisition of the OML65 block in Nigeria
• Advising Alcentra Limited on the financing for Livingbridge’s investment in Brainlabs including a large committed acquisition facility to fund future growth and subsequent portability financing to fund the equity investment by Falfurrias
• Advising creditors on Ardian’s refinancing of Audiotonix, a provider of audio brands and products, including term loan B and delayed draw facilities
• Advising on the debt and equity investment in VBites, a manufacturer of vegan produce
• Advising the lenders in connection with the financing of Causeway Technologies, a producer of cloud-based software products
• Advising Bain Capital Credit and Starwood Capital Group on the acquisition of a €800m non-performing loan portfolio backed by hotels in Spain from Bankia
• Advising the incoming security agent and notes trustee in connection with the restructuring of £90 million of bank debt and £360 million of high yield bond debt issued by Travelex
• Advising Coca-Cola on various ongoing finance matters
• Advising Messagebird (now Bird), an omni-channel platform provider, on the acquisition of email delivery service provider, SparkPost
• Advising CoachHub, an online digital coaching platform, on its financing to fund future capex of the group.Advising Golub Capital on the cross-border financing of the acquisition of the Sygnature Discovery group, a drug discovery business
• Advising funds on various investments in Boparan Group’s £525m senior secured bonds
• Advising Tende Energy on their acquisition and financing of the ATOG group in Tunisia
• Advising Golub Capital on the financing of the acquisition by Pamplona Equity Partners of the Pelsis Group
• Advising bd-capital on its innovative asset backed financing for the acquisition of Ascenti Health, a physio-therapy group
• Representing the Issuers in connection with the Greensill securitization programme
• Advising Land Energy on its asset backed refinancing
• Advising Bain Capital and Edcon, a retail company and owner of over 200 department stores on various financings and restructurings*
• Advised co-com of senior secured noteholders on the restructuring of Lecta’s EUR 600 million senior secured notes and refinancing of its EUR 65 million super senior revolving facility*
• Advising certain lenders on the restructuring of Pizza Express*
• Advised funds on the second lien financing for the Aenova Group*
• Advised HPS Investment Partners on various confidential special situations lending opportunities, with focus in the healthcare and the hospitality space*
• Advised Pemberton Capital Advisors on the second lien financing for Platinum Equity’s acquisition of Biscuit International*
• Advised Searchlight Capital Partners on its take private acquisition of the controlling stake in the share capital of Opus Group AB, a Sweden-based technology-driven, global leader in the vehicle inspection and intelligent vehicle support markets
• Advised Searchlight Capital Partners on its acquisition of Global Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage and risk management business, including add-on financings to meet the group’s buys and build strategy*
• Advising Bain Capital Credit on its acquisition and financing of the Q Hotels portfolio and subsequent acquisition of certain De Vere hotels top add to the platform*
• Advised certain funds in relation to the refinancing and bolt-on acquisition for the Chart Co Group, an Equistone portfolio company*
• Advised CMA CGM in connection with the US$825 million term facilities (and subsequent bridge) arranged in connection with its successful Tender Offer for CEVA Logistics AG*
• Advised creditors to Swissport in connection with a PIK issuance*
• Advised OSG Billing and Aquiline Capital Partners, in connection with its acquisition of Communisis PLC, a communications and marketing outsourcing company listed on the London Stock Exchange*
• Advised Freshstream on the financing for its acquisition of Away Resorts including a significant delayed draw term loan to meet M&A pipleline*
• Advised creditors in connection with super senior liquidity financing and wider restructuring of the Avanti Group*
• Advised creditors in connection with the emergency financing and restructuring of the Four Seasons Group*
• Advised Blue Water Energy and Excellence Logging on the financing aspects of its acquisition of the Surface Data Logging Business from Weatherford International plc*
• Advised Blue Water Energy and PX Group on the refinancing of its existing facilities*
• Advised Permira Debt Managers on the financing of the Deltatre Group’s acquisition of Massive Inc.*
• Advised IK Investment Partners and Veritas Petroleum Group on its refinancing, including a US$95 million term loan B and capex facility for future M&A growth*
• Advised Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, HSBC Bank plc, Jefferies Finance LLC, National Westminster Bank plc and Nomura International plc on the EUR344 million and GBP125 million first lien financing in connection with Astorg-backed SGG’s acquisition of First Names Group from AnaCap Financial (now IQ-EQ)*
• Advised second lien creditors in connection with Astorg’s acquisition of Dutch group IGM Resins from Arsenal Capital Partners*
• Advised Charterhouse in connection with certain financing matters*
• Advised Bain Capital Credit on the financing in connection with Vitruvian’s acquisition of EasyPark*
• Advised the creditors in connection with the dual financings of the Intelligent Group split into Combell and Sentia*
• Advised Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP (as a key shareholder) in connection with the NJJ-led consortium’s acquisition of eircom*
• Advised Platinum Equity Advisors on the issuance US$280 million 9% senior secured notes due 2022 and ABL facility in relation to its acquisition of the Pattonair Group*
• Advised Tronox on its bank and bond refinancing (including US$2.1 billion term loan B and US$450 million senior notes) in contemplation of the acquisition of Cristal’s TiO2 business*
• Advised Bybrook Capital and Morgan Stanley in debt restructuring transactions for DEMA SpA, an Italian aeronautics parts manufacturer, which included Bybrook Capital’s acquisition of a substantial majority of DEMA’s share capital, and in conjunction with Morgan Stanley, funding a new secured GBP60 million bond*
• Advised Bregal Freshstream on the financing for its investment in Intergas*
• Advised Bregal Freshstream on the financing for its acquisition of Juno Health*
• Advised IK Investment Partners on the financing for its investment in Third Bridge*
• Advised WFS and Platinum Equity Advisors in connection with their US$50 million tap issuance of 9.5% senior secured notes due 2022%
• Advised Bregal Freshstream on the financing for its acquisition of Verwater*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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