Sean Darling

Industrials and Energy

• American Industrial Partners on the financing arrangements in respect of its acquisition of an ownership position in Aker BioMarine's Feed Ingredients segment.
• American Industrial Partners in connection with the syndicated infrastructure financing arrangements supporting its acquisition of Aquaship.
• American Industrial Partners in connection with the syndicated infrastructure financing arrangements supporting its acquisition of Intership.
• Epiris on its acquisition of Diamorph AB (publ), a supplier of advanced material solutions.
• Arrival the electric vehicle manufacturer on navigating their distressed situation, including putting in place unique and innovative secured bridge financing and concurrent convertible bond exchange, a first in the European market, and subsequent strategic sale transaction.
• The lender on the potential debt restructuring of a European energy producer’s transition (fossil fuel to biodiesel) financing arrangements.
• A multinational corporate in relation to a potential debt to equity convertible investment in a European sustainable energy supplier.
• Loxam the European market leader in the rental of construction equipment and tools on its €795 million financing of its all-cash offer for Lavendon plc, a UK-listed company regulated by the UK Takeover Code.*
• Alpha Capital Partners on the €350 million leveraged buyout of European insulation business Ipcom.*

Digital Infrastructure

• DigitalBridge, Liberty Global and AtlasEdge (the pan European data centre provider) on a €725 million hybrid infrastructure and leverage financing supporting AtlasEdge’s data centre developments and acquisition strategy.
• Altice in connection with the entry into a €1.9 billion senior secured credit facilities to finance the deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet infrastructure across France.
• A family office on the €500 million acquisition, development and financing of one of the world’s largest data centers and its associated letting to a major international tech company.

Social Infrastructure and Healthcare

• Partners Group on its financing aspects of the joint venture with Host Student Housing to build up a £1 billion UK purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) and co-living platform and on the joint venture’s first acquisition of a four-asset seed portfolio.
• EQT on the financing arrangements in connection with its $1 billion investment in Lumenis including a dividend recapitalization transaction in connection with the sale of Lumenis’s surgical equipment business.
• Silverfleet Capital on the acquisition of CARE Fertility, the UK’s leading fertility services provider.
• Athyrium on its convertible loan note investment in uMotif, the patient data capture and decentralized clinical trials platform.

Other Selected Deals

• The BidFair group on the financing for its $3.7 billion acquisition of Sotheby’s.
• Blue Earth Capital in relation to its debt investments in Africa, South America and Asia.
• Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken in connection with a €1.8 billion super-senior revolving facility and SEK 2 billion senior secured revolving facility refinancing for Intrum AB (publ).
• UPC Holding and its subsidiaries on a successful debt buyback transaction pursuant to a modified Dutch auction process, comprising a concurrent solicitation of offers in respect of outstanding senior notes, senior secured notes and senior secured term loans ~ €855 million.
• Advice in relation to a potential rescue financing supported by material real estate assets in the hospitality sector.
• A series of bespoke holdco financings.
• A PIK holdco financing for a European private debt fund.
• A leading provider of on demand, multimedia and multi-platform digital content on its convertible loan note investment in an award winning producer of digital content for children.
• A family office in respect of a rescuing financing for a growth business in the prop tech space.
• The Brazilian Development Bank in its first Green Bond offering $1 billion.*
• Spanish gaming group Codere on the issuance of €865 million high-yield bonds and €95 million super senior revolving credit facility.*
• TAG Group Limited on the financing aspects of the £275 million reorganization of the shareholding in McLaren Group.*

*Prior to joining Ropes & Gray