Sidley Austin LLP’s high-yield offering is led by Scott Colwell, who advises clients on international capital markets, corporate finance, and securities regulation, with particular experience in offerings of high-yield debt securities. Cross-border high-yield capital markets matters are central to Patrick Kwak’s practice, which covers transactions across Europe and the United States. Taniel Akay advises issuers and underwriters on international corporate finance transactions, liability management transactions, and US securities regulation, with a particular focus on high-yield debt capital markets work.
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Key clients
- Nordic Capital
- EQT
- Permira
- Blackstone
- Partners Group
- Clearlake Capital
- Stonepeak
- Goldman Sachs
- J.P. Morgan
Work highlights
Represented Advanz Pharma (a Nordic Capital portfolio company) in connection with its offering of €615 million and £300 million senior secured notes due 2021.
Advised Adevinta, a leading European online classifieds group, and two of its key shareholders Blackstone and Permira, on the implementation of a private credit financing in order to refinance its existing debt facilities and facilitate a capital distribution to shareholders.
Advised Stonepeak and Akumin Inc. in respect of the exchange of Akumin’s existing senior secured notes due 2027 and 2028 for €790.7 million in new senior secured notes due 2031 and the equitization of certain existing financing arrangements.
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Practice head
Scott Colwell
Other key lawyers
Patrick Kwak; Taniel Akay