Frankfurt, May 18, 2017 – The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised an international banking consortium led by Bank of Ireland, NIBC and UniCredit as mandated lead arrangers on the refinancing of the Hofmann Menu Group. The deal volume amounts to over EUR 200 million. The financing documentation is structured as a "Term Loan B" financing under English law.

Hofmann Menu Group is a portfolio company of private equity investor Partners Group. Hofmann Menu is a provider of tailor-made catering systems with frozen food and menu components for modern catering. Founded in 1960, the company is headquartered in Boxberg-Schweigern and employs 1,200 people.

A Milbank team headed by partner Thomas Ingenhoven and senior associate Alexander Klein advised the banking consortium in relation to the refinancing.

Advisor to Banking Consortium: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Thomas Ingenhoven (lead, Finance, Frankfurt), Alexander Klein, Gerrit Merkel (both Finance, Frankfurt), Suhrud Mehta, Miko Bradford, Danielle Brown (all Finance, London), Thomas Kleinheisterkamp, Chiara Balbinot (both Tax, Munich)