Nick’s practice focuses on advising private credit funds, private equity sponsors, large corporates, and financial institutions on the structuring and execution of complex and typically cross-border financing transactions. His extensive experience covers a wide range of transactions, including private equity-led buyouts and buy-ins, recapitalisations, venture and growth finance, fund finance, general corporate lending, restructurings, and special situations.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
CBPE Capital on its acquisition of SafeChem Europe, a leading pan-European provider of services and products related to the safe and sustainable use of solvents for surface and dry cleaning.
CBPE Capital LLP on the financing to support its acquisition of the Côte Restaurant Group and subsequent refinancing of its credit facilities. The enhanced credit facilities (including comprehensive capex facilities) were put in place to finance the group’s accelerated roll-out of new restaurants and also to support a dividend recapitalisation to the sponsor following the group’s strong financial performance post-acquisition. Also advised CBPE Capital LLP on the financing aspects of its sale of Côte Restaurant Group to BC Partners.
CBPE Capital LLP on the unitranche financing and the subsequent £[confidential] million refinancing and recapitalisation of clean tech company Anesco Limited.
CBPE Capital on its acquisition of SafeChem Europe, a leading pan-European provider of services and products related to the safe and sustainable use of solvents for surface and dry cleaning.
CBPE Capital LLP on the financing to support its acquisition of the Côte Restaurant Group and subsequent refinancing of its credit facilities. The enhanced credit facilities (including comprehensive capex facilities) were put in place to finance the group’s accelerated roll-out of new restaurants and also to support a dividend recapitalisation to the sponsor following the group’s strong financial performance post-acquisition. Also advised CBPE Capital LLP on the financing aspects of its sale of Côte Restaurant Group to BC Partners.
CBPE Capital LLP on the unitranche financing and the subsequent £[confidential] million refinancing and recapitalisation of clean tech company Anesco Limited.
Acted for CBPE Capital LLP on its acquisition of Xafinity Consulting from the Advent International owned Equiniti Group.
Graphite Capital on the sale of Micheldever Tyre Services to Sumitomo Rubber Industries for £215 million.
Lloyds Bank on the super senior financing provided to support the £[confidential] million refinancing of the UK/U.S. business services group, EDM (owned by private equity house Lloyds Development Capital).
Barclays Bank on the super senior financing provided to Brookdale and Tracscare.
CBPE Capital on its acquisition of Compre, an independent run-off insurance specialist.
A UK mid-market sponsor on the financing and capex facilities to support its proposed acquisition of a UK leisure business.
International IT business, Kelway Limited, on the super senior ABL and senior term financing to support its secondary MBO with corporate sponsor CDW Corporation.
Five Arrows Principal Investments on the financing to support its acquisition of Datix.
BlueBay Asset Management on its investment in the £80 million acquisition of UK pub chain Amber Taverns by MxP Partners and the subsequent refinancing of its mezzanine, senior and capex facilities.
Vitruvian Partners and its portfolio company JacTravel on the acquisition of TotalStay Group, a major accommodation provider in wholesale, retail and consumer markets.
3i Group plc on the financing of its public to private acquisition of Enterprise plc and subsequent bolt-on acquisition of Accord.
3i Group plc on the financing of its acquisition of Radius Systems Limited (previously known as Uponor UK Ltd) part of the Uponor Corporation.
Capital Source Europe Limited on mezzanine credit facilities provided by it to fund the acquisition of DLP Limited by ECI Partners LLP.
An international energy business on the financing to support its proposed $3 billion public offer in London and Kazakhstan.
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on its ongoing investment in Eurasian Natural Resources Group, including the refinancing of the group’s multi-billion dollar debt facilities with Sberbank of Russia and VTB Capital.
Theo Paphitis on his acquisition of the Robert Dyas group of companies.
Pittsburgh-based retailer Dick's Sporting Goods in its strategic investment in JJB Sports, a UK sporting goods retailer with more than 180 stores in the UK and Ireland.
A US investment fund on its convertible debt investment in Ink Factory Films, the John le Carré film production company.
A UK investment business on the debt aspects of its acquisition of an Icelandic tyre business.
A leading Swiss logistics company on the debt aspects of its acquisition of a European dry-bulk business.
East African Breweries Limited, a Kenyan subsidiary of Diageo plc, on its acquisition of Serengeti Breweries Limited in Tanzania.
The Co-operative Group on the financing of its £1.6 billion acquisition of the Somerfield supermarkets group.
A pan-European real estate asset manager on the financing of a number of structured multi-investment property portfolios, including the c.£140 million acquisition of 26 UK properties and the restructuring of a c.£270 million investment portfolio of 171 properties.
A global private investment company on the c.£500 million mezzanine and senior financing to support its acquisition of a group of UK hotels.
A private debt fund on its multi-million pound mezzanine debt facilities to a large Cypriot hotel business.
China National Petroleum Corporation on a c.$120 billion prepayment facility to Rosneft.
A US private debt fund on its convertible debt investment in a UK biomass business.
A leading global alternative investment management firm on its bid for a c.£800 million non-performing loan portfolio secured against a European hotel portfolio.
Advised Silicon Valley Bank on the capital call facilities provided to HG Capital.
Lloyds Bank on the super senior financing provided to support the acquisition of Masai Clothing in Denmark by private equity firm Silverfleet Capital.
Advised JP Morgan International Bank Limited on the capital call facilities provided to CBPE Capital.
BNP Paribas on the first UK securitisation of airline landing slots at Heathrow.
Bank of America on the multi-million dollar debt facilities provided to a UK and US retail business.
Bank of America on the multi-million dollar debt facilities provided to a UK, US and Australian property services business.
Advising Deutsche Bank Securities as Arranger on the English law aspects of its $180 million facilities to Dollar Financial Group, Inc.
Advising HSBC Bank USA, N.A. on the European aspects of its $50 million facilities to Velti plc.
Global Switch on its multi-million pound debt facilities with a syndicate of European banks.
Bauer Media on a number of internal treasury issues.
Arup Group on a number of internal treasury and hedging issues.
ICICI Bank PLC as mandated lead arranger on its £100 million debt facilities to a large UK construction business.
Barclays on the revolving credit facilities provided to leading European law firm.
Lloyds Bank and Société Générale as mandated lead arrangers of £180 million corporate credit facilities made available to Burberry Group.
Lloyds Bank, Barclays Capital, HSBC Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland as mandated lead arrangers of £105 million sterling term and multicurrency revolving credit facilities made available to e2v Technologies plc.
National Australia Bank Limited on the English law aspects of its financing of the acquisition of Island Pacific (UK) Limited by 3Q Holdings Limited.
The Capita Group Plc on a £200 million revolving credit facility provided to it by Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The Royal Bank of Scotland on £28.5 million term loan and overdraft facilities provided by it to London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
The Royal Bank of Scotland on £60 million term credit facilities provided by it to King's College London.
The Royal Bank of Scotland on £60 million term loan facilities provided by it to the University of London.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as arranger, agent and sole lender on the provision of a five-year, £25 million revolving loan facility to Wates Construction Limited.
Telecity Group on the refinancing of its multi-million term and revolving debt facilities.
Westcon Group on the refinancing of its European banking facility with HSBC Invoice Finance.
Frog Capital and Kestrel Partners on the refinancing of Journey Group plc.
Wells Fargo Capital Finance on a number of comprehensive asset based loan facilities.
Advised Inflexion Private Equity on the unitranche financing to portfolio company Alcumus.
Advised York Capital Management on its acquisition of the Aphrodite Hills Resort from Bank of Cyprus and its parallel debt restructuring.
Acted for ECM Partners on the financing to support its acquisition of pharmaceutical manufacturer and developer FAMAR.
Advised Graphite Capital on the financing aspects of its sale of Micheldever Tyre Services, the UK's second largest distributor of tyres, to Sumitomo Rubber Industries for £215 million.
Advised Signal Capital on its financing to Cypriot telecommunication provider, Primetel.
Credentials
Education
Education
- Nottingham Law School, 2004, LPC, Distinction
- University of Warwick, 2003, LL.B., (Hons)
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
Court admissions
Court admissions
- Supreme Court - England and Wales
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