Norton Rose Fulbright launched its practice in London in 2024 with the hire of former Mayer Brown International LLP partner Bernd Bohr, who frequently handles European high yield bond and leveraged lending transactions, principally involving German corporate issuers.
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- ‘New partner Bernd Bohr is well known in the HY market. otherwise no real touch points with this firm’
- ‘Bernd Bohr - very knowledgeable, great commitment to clients. Can combine English / NY law so cover loan / RCF and bonds for his clients, which not many partners can’
- ‘First class client service and focus. Market leading capital markets practice with excellent high yield bond business and product knowledge. Collaborative and constructive engagement at all times and strong contribution appreciated by both underwriters and issuers. Visible and real Partner engagement on transactions.’
- ‘The senior leader Bernd Bohr with the eagerness of his young but experienced and highly intelligent force. They have the bandwith to deliver under high pressure with excellence.’
- ‘Bernd Bohr, senior leader know in the European financing market as one of standout legal advisers. He has the legal excellence and attention to detail which optimise outcomes, be it for Corporates, Banks or investors.’
- ‘Bernd Bohr and his team have been assisting Progroup for more than 10 years on all of our six high yield bond offerings (including our debut HY bond offering and our most recent HY bond offering in 2024) as well as in connection with the entry into about a dozen credit agreements and a cash tender offer. These transactions include “market firsts”, such as the first ever offering of German law governed PIK toggle notes as well as innovative provisions in our covenant package to allow Progroup to execute on its long-term growth strategy. Norton Rose Fulbright is also somewhat unique, compared to other high yield firms (in particular most US firms), both due to its very large geographic footprint (including all key European jurisdictions in which Progroup is active) as well as due to the “full service” nature of its offering in most jurisdictions.’
Work highlights
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Advised Progroup AG in connection with its offering of €300,000,000 5.125% senior secured notes due 2029 and €450,000,000 5.375% senior secured notes due 2031, among other things, to refinance its €600,000,000 3.000% senior secured notes due 2026 and to prefund a portion of certain ongoing growth investments.## INSERTED START: 08-05-2025 01:11:53
Advised Wepa Hygieneprodukte GmbH in connection with its offering of €250,000,000 5.625% senior secured notes due 2031, among other things, to refinance its €200,000,000 senior secured floating rate notes due 2026 and to finance a portion of the purchase price of an acquisition.## INSERTED START: 08-05-2025 01:11:53
Advised the initial purchasers in connection with an offering by Adient Global Holdings Ltd of U.S.$795,000,000 7.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2033.Lawyers
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