Herbert Smith Freehills' London finance team has advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) as the sole underwriter and mandated lead arranger on the financing of GlaxoSmithKline plc's acquisition of TESARO, Inc. for a total consideration of approximately $5.1 billion.

The team involved in negotiating the financing was led by partners Will Nevin and Gabrielle Wong, with the assistance of key associates Susie Nguyen and Benjamin Robinson.

Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance has advised Seacor Marine on its US$46 million acquisition and financing through deferred payment arrangements of three platform supply vessel newbuildings.

The vessels were purchased from the Cosco Zhoushan shipyard in China. Seacor, the U.S. offshore vessel owner, serves the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry. This deal is part of the business' ongoing strategic initiative to modernise its fleet. The vessels are Rolls Royce UT771CDL designs which have the capacity to upgrade to a battery hybrid power solution.

Katten and Katten UK assisted FinTech company Capify in its efforts to secure a multimillion-pound credit facility from Goldman Sachs to support Capify's growth in the UK and Australian markets. Capify is an online lending platform specializing in merchant cash advances (MCA) for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).

With a Frankfurt-based team led by partner Thomas K. Schrell, business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised HF Private Debt on the growth financing of ICP group.

In connection with the acquisition of ICP Transaction Solutions GmbH by Operando Partners and other investors, HF Private Debt Fund SCSp provided debt financing for the further expansion of ICP group. The funding volume was not disclosed.

International law firm Gowling WLG has advised a wholly owned subsidiary of Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc, TP REIT Propco 2 Limited on the successful signing of a secured £70 million Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with Lloyds Bank plc.

The floating rate RCF has an initial term of four years, expiring on 20 December 2022 which may be extended by a further two years to 20 December 2024.