James Collins

Apax Partners:

• and Fremman Capital-backed Palex Medical on the acquisition financing for the acquisition of Duomed
• on the financing for the acquisitions of OCS and Finwave
• on the financing for the proposed acquisition of Kin and Carta
• the financing for the acquisition of Palex Medical
• on the unitranche financing for its announced acquisition of WGSN Ltd
• and its portfolio company EcoOnline on the acquisition of Alcumus’ software business
• on the recommended cash offer for EcoOnline Holding AS
• on the acquisition of the PIB Group

Sani/Ikos Group on its offering of €350 million of senior secured notes

Atlas Luxco to announce $8 billion financing of public tender offers to take Millicom private

Starwood Capital Group on its strategic investment in Echelon Data Centres

GBL on the acquisitions of Affidea and Sanoptis

Affiliates of Lone Star Funds on the €5.2 billion sale of MBCC Group to Sika

Brookfield:

• on a series of real estate financings for its Befimmo (Belgium) and Hibernia (Irish) office portfolios, raising approximately €2 billion
• on the €1.089 billion recommended cash offer for Hibernia REIT
• on the all-cash voluntary public takeover offer for Befimmo SA

Flexpoint Ford LLC on its recommended cash acquisition of AFH Financial Group Plc, a financial planning-led wealth management firm

Lone Star on the financing aspects of its €3.17 billion acquisition of BASF’s Construction Chemicals business

Advent International in connection with its €2.1 billion refinancing of Oberthur Technologies and acquisition of Morpho

Summit Partners:

• in connection with the acquisition of and subsequent sale of a controlling stake in Normec, a technology-enabled provider of testing, inspection and certification services in the Benelux region and Germany
• in connection with the financing for its investment and subsequent sale of its stake in the Zahneins group, a provider of private Dental services in Germany
• in connection with the financing for its investment in Radio-Onkologie Nordwuerttemberg, one of the largest radiotherapy and oncology practice groups in Germany

Apollo and the Casual Dining Group on the £185 million refinancing of the Casual Dining Group’s existing senior secured bridge facility and super senior revolving facility

Bain Capital Private Equity:

• and Dakar Finance S.A., in connection with the offering by Dakar Finance S.A. of €239 million 9.000%/9.750% Senior HoldCo Pay-If-You-Can Notes due 2020 and the establishment of a €20 million senior revolving facility for the acquisition of the Autodistribution Group
• and the Autodistribution Group in connection with the financing of the acquisition by Autodis S.A. of Doyen Auto
• and Ideal Standard International S.A., a portfolio company of Bain Capital, in connection with the upsize of Ideal Standard International S.A.’s existing senior revolving facility agreement and the financing aspects of the private placement of Senior Secured PIK Notes

Core Equity Holdings:

• in relation to the acquisition of Portman Dental Care
• in relation to the acquisition of Id verde

L-GAM Advisors:

• in relation to its acquisition of Grupo BC, the leading provider in Spain and Latin America of outsourcing services specialized in mortgage management procedures and asset management for financial institutions, real estate services and investment funds
• and Group BC on the acquisition of Qiper Integral Services, S.L.

Ardian:

• and GoldenTree Asset Management and Maxeda DIY Holding B.V. in connection with the financing aspects of Maxeda DIY Holding B.V.’s offering of €475 million 61/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 and the establishment of a €50 million super senior revolving facility
• and Maxeda DIY Holding B.V., in connection with the financing aspects of Maxeda DIY Holding B.V.’s offering of €420 million 57/8% senior secured notes due 2026 and the establishment of a €65 million super senior revolving facility

Triton on its acquisition of Orion Engineered Carbons, subsequent IPO and ongoing financing and liquidity management of the Orion group

Vinson & Elkins LLP, London

• Trainee Solicitor (2013–2015)