Paul Hastings revealed that one of the most elite Finance teams in the industry has actually joined the firm in London from Latham & & Watkins. Mo Nurmohamed, Ross Anderson, Karan Chopra and Rob Davidson have all joined the company as partners in Paul Hastings’ prestigious Global Finance practice, strengthening the company’s position as a premier organization in financing, capital markets, structured credit and restructuring. Mo Nurmohamed has been named co-chair of the company’s Global Finance practice.Top-ranked throughout numerous classifications in the 2021 legal consultant rankings released by Refinitiv, Debtwire, and Bloomberg, the team focuses on the most high-profile leveraged financing and direct loaning deals across from the world’s largest and most high profile personal equity sponsors. Having led the London lender-side practice at Latham, which is ranked Band 1 by both Chambers (UK: Banking & Finance: Lenders)and Legal 500 (London: Acquisition Finance), the group brings crucial lending relationships with practically every major investment bank and personal credit organization. A few of the group’s recent landmark deal representations consist of: The arrangers of the funding to support Bain’s acquisition of ITP Aero(
- a carve out from Rolls Royce)The arrangers of the TLB funding to support Blackstone’s acquisition of Huws Grey The arrangers of
- the bank/bond financing to support BC Partners’acquisition of Ceramtec The arrangers
- in relation to the bank/bond funding to support Adeventa’s acquisition of the eBay Classifieds Group The lenders of the funding to support the Warburg Pincus’acquisition of The AA Group
- The arrangers of the TLB funding to complete the acquisition and mix of Equiniti and
- AST by Siris Capital The arrangers of the bank/bond funding to support Advent and Cinven’s acquisition
- of Thyssenkrupp’s elevator business”This is an exceptional team defined by superior talent and quality in offering advanced legal recommendations to guide clients’most complex transactions,”said Seth Zachary, Chairman of Paul Hastings.”They are recognized as market-leading individuals trusted by top-tier international banks and direct loan providers. The team develops immediate synergies while including further depth and breadth to our existing market-leading worldwide team. “Mo Nurmohamed Ranked by Chambers for Banking and Finance and acknowledged as a Leading Individual in the UK’s Legal 500, Mo Nurmohamed
functioned as co-chair of Latham’s London Finance department. His experience consists of a broad series of issues in banking law, with specific emphasis on matters connecting to leverage finance, private equity financing, and cross-border acquisition finance deals. He was previously picked by Financial News as an increasing star in the European legal profession.Ross Anderson Ranked by Chambers for Banking and Finance and identified as a Leading Individual in the UK’s Legal 500, Ross Anderson functioned as global vice chair of Latham‘s Banking practice. His experience spans a broad range of issues in banking law with particular focus on matters connecting to leveraged financing, personal equity finance, and cross-border acquisition funding transactions. He was formerly picked by Financial News as an increasing star in the European legal profession.Karan Chopra Karan Chopra served as co-chair of Latham’s London Finance department. He encourages clients on a variety of cross-border leveraged, investment grade and fund financing transactions at all levels of the capital structure, including
senior, very
senior, 2nd lien and holdco financings and across syndicated and private credit financings.Rob Davidson Rob Davidson advises banks and other banks, along with corporate customers and providers, on a wide variety of banking and financing transactions, with a specific concentrate on cross-border acquisition financing. He helps clients navigate a broad spectrum of financial obligation capital structures, consisting of senior/mezzanine funding, bank/bond financing, public-to-private takeover funding, unitranche funding, bridge financing and holdco funding. He was picked for the International Rising Star awards in the IFLR Europe Awards 2021. “Paul Hastings’stellar global platform is the best place to take our practices to the next level, “stated Mo Nurmohamed.”We are delighted to join the firm’s elite Global Finance practice, additional sealing Paul Hastings as a premier location for the most prominent and complex finance deals.””The firm’s momentum and strong development in London– and all over the world– isremarkable and our group is eager to continue to assist drive that upward trajectory,”stated Ross Anderson.The addition of this team shows the continued growth and extraordinary momentum of the company’s London workplace, which posted a 41 %profits boost in 2021. The company has continued to add elite partners in London throughout all core
practices, including M&A, Private Equity, Structured Credit, Securities and Capital Markets, and Leveraged Finance.Paul Hastings has actually encouraged on a number of recent prominent deals, including the following
representations: Barclays, JPMorgan, Goldman, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, RBC and Intesa in regard of the$1.5 billion loan and bond facilities offered to Nordic Capital in connection with its public-to-private bid for Advanz Pharma.Multiple banks and funds in relation to debt centers offered United States based aerospace and defence supplier Cobham’s public-to-private bid to get UK rival, Ultra Electronics, for ₤ 2.57 billion.Multiple banks and funds in relation to financial obligation facilities provided for Advent’s quote to obtain Caldic, and the synchronised mix with Advent portfolio company Grupo Transmerquim (GTM). The transaction leads to the production of a truly global industry leader in the chemicals sector.Blackstone Credit, Ares Corporation, PSP Investments Credit II USA LLC and a group of other lenders on the consummation of the unitranche debt funding of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Stamps.com for$6.6 billion; at the time of its closing, the unitranche financial obligation financing served as the biggest ever of its kind JP Morgan and Barclays on the acquisition funding for MKS Instruments in its$5.1 billion cash and stock acquisition of Atotech Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., BMO Capital Markets, BofA Securities, and JP Morgan Chase Bank as lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on a$1 billion sustainability-linked asset-based center, as part of an integrated working capital funding option for Southwire Company, LLC; this was one of the very first sustainability-linked, asset-based loan centers in the U.S. market
- the bank/bond financing to support BC Partners’acquisition of Ceramtec The arrangers