Simpson Thacher represents TDR Capital LLP and Sun Capital Partners Limited in connection with the financing of their acquisition of Keepmoat, including (i) a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of £263 million aggregate principal amount of 9.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, issued by a finance affiliate of Keepmoat, and (ii) a £75 million Revolving Credit Facility Agreement. The notes offering closed into escrow on October 3, 2014 and will be released upon completion of the acquisition.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised UniCredit (as Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner and Facility/Security Agent) and GE Capital (as Mandated Lead Arranger) in connection with the debt package supporting the acquisition by international private equity firm Ardian of a majority stake in RGI S.p.A. from 21 Investimenti, Quadrivio and other shareholders. RGI’s founder, Paolo Benini, and other managers, including CEO Vito Rocca, will maintain a shareholding in the company. The syndicate of lenders is comprised of UniCredit, GE Capital, UBI Banca and Banco Popolare.

Pressure Technologies plc, the designer and manufacturer of engineering solutions for high pressure markets, has secured a new £25m finance package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. 

The funding, which comprises a £15m revolving credit facility and an uncommitted £10m accordion facility, will support the company’s plans to grow organically and through acquisitions.  

Borenius advised Nordea Markets and Pohjola Markets as coordinators and lead managers, and Danske Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and Swedbank as the other lead managers on the EUR 250 million senior secured notes issue by Outokumpu Plc. The bond is secured and guaranteed by several domestic and foreign subsidiaries belonging to the Outokumpu Group and it is also listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

Borenius advised Nordea as the sole coordinating bookrunner and Danske, Handelsbanken, Pohjola, SEB and Swedbank as mandated lead arrangers with the financing of a new property investment company Certeum Ltd.

Gide advised the Joint Bookrunners Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, Santander Global Banking & Markets, BNP Paribas, CM-CIC and Commerzbank on the issuance by Vallourec of its € 500 million 2.250 per cent. notes due 2024, admitted to trading on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext in Paris.

Gide's team was led by partner Hubert du Vignaux assisted by Théophile Strebelle, Meriem Semrani and Aude-Laurène Dourdain.

Davis Polk advised Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, and J.P. Morgan Securities plc as joint lead managers on an SEC-registered offering on Schedule B by Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft (OeKB) of $1 billion 2.375% notes due 2021. The notes are guaranteed by the Republic of Austria.  

Banco Popular has reached an agreement with the American investment manager Värde Partners to sell its 51% stake in Bancopopular-e, the company responsible for the card issuing business. The sale includes Citibank España’s bank card business, bought by Banco Popular in June.

Global integrated alliance partners Linklaters and Allens have advised the arrangers on a €500 million Euro Medium Term Note issuance for Australia's largest rail freight operator, Aurizon Network.

Allens and Linklaters advised RBC Capital Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse on the debut issuance for Aurizon Networks.

Allens Partner James Darcy and Linklaters Partners Jeremy Webb and Andrew Malcolm, with support from Managing Associate Jonathan Horan, led the cross-border team on the deal.

Dentons has advised Burgan Bank on the issuance of US$500 million Perpetual Tier 1 Capital Securities. The Capital Securities were listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and represented Kuwait's first ever Basel III-compliant regulatory capital issuance.

HSBC Bank acted as Global Coordinator, and, together with Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and National Bank of Abu Dhabi, as Joint Lead Managers, in relation to the issuance of the Capital Securities. Burgan Yatirim Menkul Degerler acted as Co-Lead Manager on the transaction.