Linklaters advised the lenders on the £68.4 million holdco financing of the operational Brockloch Rig and Crystal Rig III onshore wind farms in Scotland.

Travers Smith LLP Corporate Partner Richard Spedding and Head of Finance Matthew Ayre have advised Robey Warshaw in its capacity as financial adviser to Comcast on its cash offer for Sky plc, formally announced on 25 April 2018.

The cash consideration payable under the offer is being financed by an unsecured bridge credit agreement of up to £16bn and an unsecured term loan credit agreement of up to £7bn. The transaction is the latest in a line of cash confirmation mandates for Travers Smith over the last 12 months.

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW“) has advised BPM S.p.A. (Gruppo Banco BPM – “BPM”) and Mediocredito Centrale S.p.A. (“Mediocredito”) on a financing of up to €18.2m to Marnavi Chem S.r.l. (“Marnavi Chem”), for the construction of a chemical tanker at Chinese shipyard Shuangliu Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank plc, KKR Capital Markets Limited and Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A. as Initial Purchasers in connection with the issuance of €455 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024 by Fabric (BC) S.p.A.

MinterEllison has advised Evans Dixon Limited (Evans Dixon) on its listing on the ASX and the initial public offering (IPO) of its shares to raise approximately A$170 million.

Evans Dixon is a leading Australian owned financial services group, providing a diverse range of financial services including private wealth, funds management and capital markets advise in Australia and the United States through its operating subsidiaries Evans and Partners, Dixon Advisory, and Walsh and Company.

A&O represented Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Natixis, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse on the offering by Cerba of EUR180m 5.375% senior notes due 2025.

A&O represented JP Morgan and SEB on the offering by Norican of EUR340m 4.5% senior secured notes due 2023.

A&O represented JP Morgan, BAML, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and a global financial institution on the offering by Travelex of EUR360m 8% senior secured notes due 2022.

A&O represented Natwest Markets, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and a global financial services group on the offering by CenterParcs of GBP480m 4.250% Class B3 fixed rate secured notes due 2047 and GBP250m 4.875% Class B4 fixed rate secured notes due 2047.

A&O is representing HSBC, Goldman Sachs, RBS, Rabobank and a global financial services group on the GBP250m offering by Ocado of senior secured notes due 2024.