Edward Aldred is a Partner in Linklaters’ Banking Group with a wide range of skills and expertise across the spectrum of debt finance products and credit requirements, including in several key financial jurisdictions (including London, Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore). Edward’s practice has particular emphasis on leverage and event-driven finance, including maintenance, covenant lite and incurrence-based loans, and high yield/loan bank/bond structures. Edward regularly delivers training for the Loan Market Association, being involved in the delivery of their Leveraged Documentation and Leveraged/High Yield training days, hosting a panel discussion at the joint 2015 LMA/LSTA conference in London and recently presenting a “webinar” on an overview of the Loan Market Association leveraged facilities agreement. Recent accomplishments include being rated as a “Rising Star in Legal Services” by the Financial News “40 under 40 Legal Services 2015” and being ranked in Chambers UK 2015 and 2016 (Banking & Finance) where he is described as having “unlimited energy”. Edward is also listed and profiled in the “Legal 500” (Finance & Acquisition Finance) being described as “technical and reliable”. Notable transactions include advising the arrangers on: the financing of Nomad Holdings’ €2.6bn buy-out of Iglo Foods and the subsequent acquisition of Findus, the financing of Pamplona’s acquisition of Partner in Pet Food, the financing of Bain Capital’s acquisition of Wittur, the covenant lite loan refinancing of the Birdseye Group owned by Permira, the loan and high yield financing of KKR’s acquisition of SBB Telemach (Serbia), the loan and high yield refinancing of the Permira and Apax owned fashion retailer New Look, the loan and high yield financing of Apax’s acquisition of Orange Switzerland, the loan financing of Blackstone’s acquisition of Jack Wolfskin and the loan financing of CVC’s acquisition of ICD, and advising Rhone Capital on the high yield and loan refinancing of Eden Springs.
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Nick is a corporate partner based in London, and is renowned for his public M&A experience. He spent two years between 2008 and 2010 at the UK Takeover Panel as a senior case officer, where he was involved in all major decisions and policies made during that time. Nick’s other main areas of practice include private mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, restructurings, joint ventures, demergers and equity financings. In addition to his time at the Takeover Panel, he has spent time working in-house at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (now Citi) and in the firm’s Hong Kong office.Recent deals including advising :Unilever on the successful defence to the US$145bn approach from Kraft-Heinz; SABMiller on the recommended US$108bn offer by AB InBev, the fourth largest takeover in the world (and the largest ever of a UK company); Amec Foster Wheeler on the recommended £2.2bn offer by John Wood Group; Schneider Electric on its £3.4bn acquisition of Invensys; Kazakhmys (now called Kaz Minerals) on the £3bn offer by a consortium for Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation; Delphi Automotive on its recommended £1bn offer for Hellermann Tyton; Greene King on its £770m acquisition of Spirit Pub Company; and Ophir Energy on its London listing and subsequent capital raisings and takeovers of Dominion Petroleum and Salamander Energy.