Biography
Chris is a lawyer in our Banking and Finance group.He advises sponsors, borrowers, financiers and various capital solution providers on the origination and restructuring of debt and equity finance transactions across all levels of the capital structure.
His expertise includes complex and structured syndicated financing arrangements, leveraged acquisitions, bank/bond financings, asset backed loans, bridge financings, special situations, restructurings, investment grade loans and other secured and unsecured lending transactions.
Prior to joining Gilbert + Tobin, Chris spent six years in London working in leveraged finance and private equity finance.
Experience
- ADVANZ PHARMA, a Nordic Capital portfolio company, in connection with the issuance of €917 million (equivalent) in new euro- and pound sterling-denominated senior secured notes and the borrowing of a €165 million term loan B facility.
- Ares Management Corporation on the financing elements of its US$3.7 billion acquisition of GCP International, which established a US$115+ billion global real assets platform.
- CVC Capital Partners on the financing to acquire Jagex, primarily known for its key RuneScape titles, the leading Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.
- Partners Group in relation to the financing to acquire Eolo, an Italian fixed wireless access broadband provider.
- Nordic Capital, in relation to its investment in the Nordax Group, a niche bank in Northern Europe, including Nordax Group's acquisition of Bank Norwegian.
- Autocire AB on the refinancing of its capital structure.
- The creditors' committee in relation to the c. US$2 billion financing arrangements and comprehensive recapitalisation of Flint Group, a global supplier to the printing and packaging sectors.
- Equistone Partners on the financing in connection with its refinancing of Acuity, a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, and automation technology to the financial services sector.
- Equistone Partners in relation to its sale of Acuity.
- Swissport, the leading global ground and cargo handling company, in relation to a €600 million senior secured unitranche term loan and €200 million super senior revolving credit facility in order to refinance its existing capital structure.
- The creditors' committee in relation to the €160 million rescue financing and subsequent c. €1 billion debt and equity restructuring of Naviera Armas, a Spanish passenger and freight ferry services business.
- New Look, the UK-headquartered national fashion retailer, in relation to the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) of its store portfolio and a restructuring and equity recapitalisation in 2020.
- The banks in relation to the leveraged and operational facilities in the approximately €450 million corporate and capital restructuring of the Travelex currency exchange business.
- The creditors' committee in relation to the restructuring of the ARVOS Group, a manufacturer and supplier of industrial heat exchange solutions.