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Jane is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s Finance group in London, focusing on private equity and debt financing transactions. She was previously based in the Boston office before relocating to London in 2010.
Jane regularly represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies in a variety of financing transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, high-yield debt offerings and subordinated debt and mezzanine financings. She also has represented companies in merger and acquisition transactions, public and private securities offerings and general corporate advisory matters. In addition, Jane has advised private investment funds in connection with fund formation, investment activities and other matters.
- Acting for UPCB Finance VI Limited and UPC Holding in connection with the issuance of US$750 million 6 ⅞% senior secured notes due 2022.
- Acting for UPCB Finance V Limited and UPC Holding B.V. on the issuance of US$750 million 7¼% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.
- Acting for Telenet Finance IV Luxembourg S.C.A. on the issuance of €400 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2021.
- Acting for Liberty Global Inc. in connection with the financing for its approximate €3.16 billion acquisition of Germany's third-largest cable TV operator Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, from Swedish private equity group EQT Partners AB.
- Acting for Telenet Finance III Luxembourg S.C.A. and Telenet Group Holding N.V. on the issuance of €300 million 6⅝% senior secured notes due 2021.
- Acting for UPCB III Finance Limited and UPC Holding B.V. on the issuance of US$1 billion 6⅝% senior secured notes due 2020.
- Acting for UPCB II Finance Limited and UPC Holding B.V. on the issuance of €750 million 6⅜% senior secured notes due 2020.
- Acting for Telenet Finance Luxembourg S.C.A. in connection with the issuance of its €500 million 6⅜% Senior Secured Notes due 2020.
- Acting for a private equity consortium consisting of Berkshire Partners, Bain Capital and Advent International in the US$1.1 billion leveraged buyout of SkillSoft, an Irish-based public company.
- Acting for UPCB Finance Limited in connection with its issuance of €500 million principal amount of 7⅝% Senior Secured Notes due 15 January, 2020.
- Acting for Liberty Global Inc. in connection with its €2.6 billion high yield offering to finance the acquisition of Unitymedia GmbH, and the provision of a €80 million senior revolving credit facility for UPC Germany GmbH, this was the largest secured bond in European high yield history, the largest ever high yield deal in the cable space, the second largest high yield deal ever completed in Europe, the largest private equity exit in Europe in 2009 and the first major European deal where high-yield bonds have usurped bank loans to fund an acquisition.
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Education
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JD, Duke University School of Law, 1996; Duke Law Journal
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BA (Philosophy), Emory University, 1993; Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 2000
- North Carolina, 1996
- South Carolina, 2003
- England and Wales, Registered Foreign Lawyer
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