Christopher Hesford

Underwriters and super senior facility lenders in connection with Tullow Oil plc’s $2.38 billion refinancing, consisting of an offering of $1.8 billion aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2026 and a super senior secured revolving credit facility comprised of a $500 million revolving credit facility and a $100 million letter of credit facility

Underwriters to New Fortress Energy Inc. in connection with its $1.5 billion offering of senior notes and its $200 million revolving credit facility in a committed financing package for the acquisition by New Fortress Energy Inc. of Hygo Energy Transition Ltd. and Golar LNG Partners LP

Vía Célere, the largest homebuilder in Spain and Värde Partners portfolio company, on its offering of €300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and €30 million super senior revolving credit facility. The offering represented the first green bond by a residential real estate developer in the Euro market

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in its high yield offering of $1.5 billion Senior Notes due 2027

Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund (MEIF 5) and its portfolio company, Empark, on the group’s issuance of €575 million Senior Secured Notes due 2028, Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2027 and €100m Super Senior Revolving Credit Facility

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., a TSX-listed mining and metals company, in connection with its offering of additional $500 million senior notes due 2023 and additional $250 million senior notes due 2025

Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and other banks in relation to a leading coffee machine manufacturer’s offering of €550 million Senior Secured Notes due 2026

A publicly listed portfolio company of a top tier private equity firm in obtaining $1.29 billion in term loan financing and $75 million revolving credit commitments together with its issuance of $370 million of senior notes, all in connection with a $760 million strategic acquisition and the refinancing of existing credit facilities

A financial institution acting as trustee and collateral agent with respect to various high yield issuances and credit facilities incurred by a global leader in large-scale supply chain management, including its €300 million senior secured notes issuance and concurrent $475 million term loan B and $600 million revolving credit facility

A private equity growth fund in establishing mid-market term loan and asset-based revolving credit facilities for a number of portfolio companies

A top tier private credit fund in relation to its provision of $405 million first lien, second lien and asset-based credit facilities to a minority held retail portfolio company

An industrial-focused private equity firm in respect of its leveraged buyout of a US/Canadian steel corporation and associated restructuring, utilizing $500 million in syndicated term loan and asset-based revolving credit facilities

An investment fund in converting and restructuring $75 million of mezzanine PIK notes into a secured second lien term loan

A global telecommunications group on its issuance of $2.625 billion and €775 million of senior and senior secured notes to fund a European joint venture project

A special situations credit fund on its $1.27 billion acquisition of a global distressed debt portfolio