Valmir
Merkaj

Represented the initial purchasers in relation to a $1,580 million equivalent financing package in relation to private equity firm Nordic Capital’s acquisition of ADVANZ PHARMA Corp. Limited by means of a scheme of arrangement under Article 125 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (as amended).

Advised Morgan Stanley,Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators for the high-yield notes issuance of an aggregate of €1.475 billion Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes by Summer (BC) Holdco B S.à r.l. and Summer (BC) Holdco A S.à r.l. as part of the $3.0 billion financing package for the proposed Bain Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake in Kantar, a London-headquartered market research business with more than 30,000 employees in 100 countries.

Advised Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies, Lloyds of London, Sumitomo Mitsui, Goldman, Natwest, and Unicredit as senior arrangers and Broad Street, Goldman MBD, KKR Credit, Canyon, Albacore and Carlyle Credit in relation to the financing for Advent International’s £2.67 billion, public-to-private acquisition of Ultra plc. The debt financing comprised a package of senior secured TLB and RCF, privately placed senior unsecured notes and privately placed floating rate PIK toggle notes.

Represented BofA Securities, BMO Capital Markets, CIBC Capital Markets, and TD Securities in connection with the offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 10.50% senior notes due 2030 by Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management/Navacord, a company controlled by private equity sponsor Madison Dearborn Partners and one of Canada’s fastest growing multi-line insurance brokers.

Represented arrangers, lenders, and dealer managers on $720 million refinancing of Helios Towers’ existing debt facilities and concurrent cash tender offer

Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities, and Wells Fargo as initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of $2.05 billion Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2029 by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA

Advised BMO Capital Markets and Imperial Capital in connection with the issuance of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 by Greenfire Resources Ltd

Represented Quotient in relation to its Chapter 11 emergence and exit financing.

Represented the ad hoc committee in relation to the new money PIK bond financing and related approximately €400 million consensual bond restructuring and private exchange offer of VIC Properties S.A., a leading Portuguese real estate developer.

Citigroup, Barclays, BNP PARIBAS, Crédit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities in connection with the $1.0 billion senior bond issued by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States.