Banking Transactional

Advising Bestway on the financing of its £620m acquisition of The Co-operative's Pharmacy business.

Advising Ivanhoe Cambridge on the financing of a large portfolio of European hotels located in Germany, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Société Générale on US$155m pre-export finance facility to support Trans-Oil group’s commodities purchases, storage, and processing for sale to export markets.

Advising African Export Import Bank on the US$680m reserve base lending facility to Eroton enabling the acquisition of OML 18 in Nigeria from Shell and others.

Advising UK Export Finance on the capital markets aspects of a US$913m Sukuk issuance for the acquisition of four Airbuses.

Advising Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on pre-delivery payment financing of 40 Boeing B737-800 and B787-8 aircraft and the long-term financing of 50 Boeing B737-800 and B787-8 aircraft.

Advising HNA Group on its circa €1.5bn debt and CHF1.642bn equity financing used for the CHF2.7bn acquisition of the Swissport Group from PAI Partners.

Advising on a US$4.5bn asset-backed loan facility for a large U.S.-based beverage company.

Advising Ciena Corporation on its US$250m ABL credit facility and US$500m Term Loan B credit facility.

Advised the lenders on a US$2.45 syndicated loan to Chinese Internet giant Tencent.

Advising cross-border lending banks on HK$2.8bn onshore and offshore financing secured by onshore property of Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited.

Advising the lenders on an AED500m financing for Joyalukkas Group, the largest, single-owned jewelry retail chain in the Middle East.

Advising the lenders on a US$120m structured syndicated Islamic finance facility, based on the Airline Ticket Voucher Distribution Structure.

Advising Reichmans in connection with ZAR 100m of financing, relating to its acquisition of an interest in Invofin Proprietary Limited.