Jerome Hoyle

Bain Capital Private Equity:

• on the acquisition of the Apleona group
• and Cinven on STADA’s €1.14 billion senior secured notes offering and amend and extend of certain credit facilities
• on the c. €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero, an aero engine and gas turbine manufacturer, from Rolls-Royce
• and NB Renaissance Partners in connection with the financing for their acquisition of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
• and Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. in connection with the financing aspects of the proposed acquisition of Be Shaping the Future S.p.A.
• on the ongoing financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in Maesa, a global beauty brand incubator
• and Maesa on the sale of its European and Middle Eastern Operations
• on the ongoing financing aspects of its acquisition of Bugaboo International, a Dutch design company that develops and produces mobility products
• and Wittur, its portfolio company, in connection with the €620 million refinancing of its senior facilities and notes and €240 million second lien financing
• and its consortium partners on the ongoing financing aspects of the €2.1 billion public takeover of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj
• on the financing aspects of its acquisition of MSX International
• and Nexi S.p.A. in relation to the amend and extend of its senior loan facilities
• on the ongoing financing aspects of its acquisition of Centrient

Carlyle:

• on the sale of Jagex to CVC and Haveli Investments
• on the voluntary public takeover offer for Schaltbau Holding AG

Francisco Partners:

• on the all-cash acquisition of Blancco Technology Group
• on the ongoing financing aspects of their investment in EG Software
• on the ongoing European financing aspects of their investment in Kobalt Music
• on the ongoing European financing aspects of their investment in Verifone
• on the financing aspects of its $1.45 billion acquisition of CDK Global’s international business.

Strategic Value Partners:

• and Klöckner Pentaplast, its portfolio company, in connection with its €1.9 billion refinancing, which included senior secured notes, senior unsecured notes and a term loan with ESG-linked ratchet
• and Pfleiderer, its portfolio company, in connection with its offering of €750 million sustainability-linked senior secured fixed and floating rate notes and super senior revolving credit facility
• and Pfleiderer to close a liability management transaction
• and APCOA on the sale of APCOA Belgium to Indigo Group
• and The Vita Group, its portfolio company, in connection with its €325 million refinancing

The bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the €10.3 billion acquisition financing for the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG - the largest ever European LBO

Thomas H. Lee Partners and its portfolio company AutoStore on its $12.4 billion IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange - Norway's biggest IPO in two decades

KKR on the financing for its voluntary public takeover offer for Encavis

HPS Investment Partners on the financing for the proposed majority investment in Nucleus

Nucleus Clyde Acquisition Limited on the recommended cash acquisition of Curtis Banks Group PLC

Carlyle on the voluntary public takeover offer for Schaltbau Holding AG

Francisco Partners on the financing aspects of its $1.45 billion acquisition of CDK Global’s international business.

BC Partners on the acquisition of a significant stake in Valtech

TA Associates and the consortium vehicle on the $2 billion acquisition of Unit4, a global leader in enterprise cloud software

Centerbridge Partners and APCOA Parking on its €685 million senior secured notes offering and €80 million super senior revolving credit facility

PizzaExpress on its successful refinancing, including an offering of £335 million of bonds and entry into its new super senior revolving credit facility

RLDatix, backed by TA Associates and Five Arrows Principal Investments / Five Arrows Capital Partners, in its acquisition of iContracts and Quantros

Advent International on the financing aspects of its €600 million acquisition of Industria Chimica Emiliana

Advent International and Faerch Plast on the financing aspects of their acquisition of 4PET

H.I.G. Capital and portfolio company Aspire Pharma on the acquisitions of Morningside Healthcare and Morningside Pharmaceuticals

Blackstone on the financing of its c. £800 million acquisition of National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Group, a leading live events venue operator in the UK

Bain Capital Credit on its acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing and sub-performing loans from Caixa Geral de Depósitos S.A.

Smurfit Kappa Group in relation to its €1.35 billion revolving credit facility

Sun European Partners and their portfolio company Coveris Holding S.A. on the financing aspects of the $1.32 billion sale of its Coveris Americas business and the €700 million sale of its Coveris Rigid business

An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company

Apax Partners on the financing aspects of their c. £800 million acquisition of a majority stake in matchesfashion.com

CapVest Partners and Valeo Food Group on the financing aspects of Valeo’s acquisition of the Tangerine Confectionery Group from Blackstone

CapVest Partners and Valeo Food Group on the financing aspects of Valeo’s acquisitions of Kettle Foods and Bakery Foods Limited (trading as Matthew Walker)

Vitruvian Partners on the financing aspects of their acquisition of the EasyPark group

Vinson & Elkins RLLP, London

• Trainee Solicitor, 2015–2017