Hogan Lovells International LLP has a small but experienced high yield practice in London, where practice head Sylvain Dhennin and DCM specialist Andrew Carey act for both issuers and banks. Alongside handling the origination of high yield bonds, they also advise on complex liability management exercises and restructurings. The practice has notable expertise in the hospitality, real estate, automotive and aviation sectors, as well as recent experience in the energy industry, where the team has demonstrated its in-depth knowledge of sustainability-linked transactions.
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Key clients
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- HSBC
- Société Générale
- Barclays
- BofA Securities
- Wells Fargo
- Danske Bank
- Standard Chartered Bank AG
- Jaguar Land Rover
- DBAY
Work highlights
- Advised a syndicate of banks, comprising Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (which also acted as sustainability-linked bond structurer), HSBC and Société Générale (as joint global coordinators), Barclays, BofA Securities and Wells Fargo (as joint bookrunners), and Danske Bank and Standard Chartered Bank AG (as co-lead managers), in connection with the issuance of €400m 5.250% unsecured sustainability-linked senior notes due 2030 by Rexel.
- Advised an ad hoc group of noteholders of Atento Luxco 1 (“Atento”) on the multi-jurisdictional financial restructuring of Atento, a leading global business process outsourcer.
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Practice head
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Sylvain Dhennin