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Investment-grade bonds and MTNs
European manufacturing company
Advising the lead managers on the issue of €1,000,000,000 2.375% notes due 2024 for a European manufacturing company (Euronext listing).
French leasing company “Green” Bonds
Advising a leasing company on their €500,000,000 Senior Unsecured 0.375% “Green” Bonds due 2023 (Luxembourg listing).
Luxembourg retail company
Advising the underwriters on the issue of €500 million 4.75% bonds due 2019 (Luxembourg listing).
International food company
Advising the lead managers on the dual tranche bond issuances of €1,100,000,000 in total for a food company (Euronext listing).
French bank
Advising a French bank as issuer on its €45 billion medium term notes and other debt instruments program (Luxembourg listing).
Netherlands servicing company
Advising the underwriters on an issue of 1.50% notes for a Netherlands servicing company (Luxembourg listing).
Luxembourg manufacturing company
Advising the issuer on two Luxembourg-listed bond issues by a Luxembourg-based manufacturing company (Luxembourg listing).
State-guaranteed bank
Advising the arranger on the establishment of an EMTN program guaranteed by the states of Luxembourg, France and Belgium
(Luxembourg listing).
Greek bank
Advising the lead managers on a €750,000,000 Eurobond issue for a Greek bank (Luxembourg listing).
Cypriot bank
Advising the arranger on a €4,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Program for a Cypriot bank (London listing).
Hybrids and regulatory capital
SCOR SE
Advising SCOR SE as issuer on their US$750,000,000 Perpetual Fixed Rate Resettable Restricted Tier 1 Notes (Luxembourg listing).
French bank
Advising a French bank as issuer on its €1,750 million issue of Undated Deeply Subordinated Resettable Interest Rate Notes
(Tier 1 Capital) and €1,000 million issue of Subordinated 5.00% Notes due 2024 due (Tier 2 Capital). (Euronext listing).
High yield
Britannia Bulk Plc
Advising on a US$185 million Luxembourg listed high yield bond issue for Britannia Bulk Plc.
Focus Group
Advising in connection with a Reg S/144A high yield bond offering for Focus Group.
Clondalkin Industries
Advising a company in a Reg S/144A high yield note offering of a printing and packaging company for Clondalkin Industries.
Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
Advising the issuer in connection with an offering of high yield bonds for Polska Telefonia.
Private placements
Lavendon Group plc
Advising Lavendon Group as issuer in relation to 3 US private placements with a combined issued note value of €95 million.
European medical company
Advising a US based fund in its investment by way of privately placed secured notes in a European medical company.
French production company
Advising the issuer in a €50 million private placement for a French production company.
Global shipping company
Advising the issuer in a €20 million private placement for a global shipping company.
Project bonds
Sheffield Student Accommodation PFI
Advising the sponsor, Catalyst Lend Lease, on a £270 million student accommodation project financed through a fully wrapped index linked listed project bond.
Dartford and Gravesham Hospital PFI
Advising Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust on the refinancing of its £133 million, 423 bed PFI project. This was the first trefinancing by way of a wrapped project bond.
Newham University Hospital PFI
Advising the Trust on the £50 million project for the design and construction of two major extensions to the hospital with the financing being through a private bond placement arranged by M&G Investment Management Ltd.
Bond restructuring and liability management
Fairhold
Advising the note trustee on the restructuring of the £413 million Fairhold sheltered housing securitisation.
Railtrack
Advising the trustee of seven bond issues by Railtrack aggregating £2 billion in connection with Railtrack’s transfer of liabilities to Network Rail.
British Energy
Advising the bond trustee on the corporate debt restructuring of the British Energy group, advising on the restructuring of three
Eurobond issues aggregating £400 million.
Marconi
Advising the bond trustee on the corporate debt restructuring of the Marconi group, advising on the restructuring of two Eurobond issues aggregating £1.5 billion.
Hotels portfolio
Advising the bond trustee on the restructuring of a £525 million securitisation of loans secured on a portfolio of Holiday Inn and
Crowne Plaza hotels.
Irish bank
Advising the bond trustee on a proposed consent solicitation and exchange offer by a major Irish bank in connection with 14 subordinated bond issues.
European retailer
Advising a consortium of banks as dealer managers on an intermediated exchange offer of the French issuer’s outstanding 4.375% notes.
Supermarket chain
Advising the dealer managers on a three tier exchange and intermediated tender offer for a French retailer.