Allen & Overy LLP has advised a banking syndicate with Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, SEB AG and UniCredit Bank AG as coordinating banks, mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners and UniCredit Luxembourg S.A. as agent in connection with a syndicated facility agreement with a total amount of EUR 240 million for ALBA Group plc & Co. KG.
CMS has advised ING Bank N.V., London Branch and other leading international banks as mandated lead arrangers of a new $420mln five year unsecured syndicated finance facility to Russian Railways.
Russian Railways is one of the largest transportation companies in the world and is one of the largest corporates in Russia which provides a full range of services from infrastructure maintenance, engineering and logistics to freight and passenger transportation.
Shearman & Sterling advised MV Credit as second lien lender on European private equity group Astorg's £203 million acquisition financing for Audiotonix Limited, a console and mixing desk maker, from Electra Private Equity.
Audiotonix designs and manufactures audio mixing consoles used to manage live sound for a variety of purposes such as concerts, TV broadcasting, theatre shows and major international live events. It has worked on events such as the Superbowl, US football game.
The Firm represented Aston Martin on its offerings of £230 million (approximately US$287 million) of 5.75% senior secured and $400 million of 6.5% senior secured notes, as well as the entry into a new £80 million revolving credit facility.
Founded in 1913, Aston Martin is one of the world’s most iconic luxury brands focused on the design, engineering and manufacturing of luxury sports cars.
Allen & Overy represented BNP Paribas as sole arranger and administrative agent in connection with the USD1.7 billion senior secured credit facilities for The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) and its subsidiaries, including a new seven-year USD800 million term loan “B” and a USD900 million revolver with a USD100 million multicurrency subfacility.
Baker McKenzie advised Akbank on a US$ 404,512,884 and a EU 738,271,106 Dual Currency Term Loan Facilities Agreement signed on 21 March 2017. The Facilities will primarily be utilised for Akbank's trade finance and general corporate purposes.
Allen & Overy advises Nomura, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland on the refinancing of the acquisition of Cooperation Pharmaceutique Francaise (Cooper)/Vemedia by Charterhouse.
The Allen & Overy team was led in Paris by Jean-Christophe David (Partner), assisted by Virginie Terzic (Associate).
Cooper/Vemedia was advised by Ashurst (Laurent Mabilat and Nicolas Barberis (Partners) and Paul Stewart (Partner - London).
White & Case LLP has advised Suez on a bridge loan facility to finance the acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies, jointly with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, a Canadian pension fund, for a value of €3.2 billion.
The White & Case team in Paris which advised on the transaction was led by partner Raphaël Richard with support from associates Roman Picherack and Céline Oréal. Partner Séverin Robillard advised on capital markets aspects.
We advised Nordea in a financing arrangement, when Pohjolan Design-Talo Oy acquired all business activities of Finnlamelli Oy, one of the leading log house manufacturers in Finland. Pohjolan Design-Talo is a leading Finnish manufacturer of ready-to-move-in houses.
Advised affiliates of Atrium Innovations, a nutritional health products provider, in connection with the entering into of an amendment to a US$740 first lien credit and guaranty agreement arranged by Royal Bank of Canada and the repayment of a US$150 million second lien credit and guaranty agreement.
Houthoff Buruma team included: Helena Sprenger