Chris Agnoli

Experience

• Advising QuadReal on the upsize and extension of the projected €4bn European logistics development platform, Continental Development Partners I (CDP I), sponsored by global logistics operator, GLP, under which QuadReal increased its equity commitment to CDP I to €800m. 
• Advising ERM, the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, and the ERM Partner shareholders, on the sale of ERM to KKR, a leading global investment firm
• Advising SC Health Corp., a special purpose acquisitions company, in its proposed merger with Rockley Photonics, Ltd, a leading integrated photonics chipset developer and module supplier for high-volume sensor and communication products
• Advising Genstar Capital and its portfolio company Bracket on the acquisition of CRF Health, a leading provider of eCOA solutions for the life sciences industry
• Advising TPG Capital, and its portfolio company Beaver-Visitec, in connection with:
• the acquisition of Malosa Medical, a UK-based medical devices company
• the acquisition of PhysIOL Group SA 
• Advising BidFair on its US$3.7 billion acquisition of Sotheby's, including a $600 million high yield bond, a $500 million Term Loan B and a $400 million revolving credit facility
• Advising Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe on its public to private acquisition of Abzena plc, a UK-based biopharmaceutical services company
• Advising Duke Street Capital on the acquisition of Great Rail Journeys, the world’s leading provider of escorted rail journeys
• Advising Ensono, a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital, on its acquisition of the hosted data center services business from Wipro Limited, the IT consulting company in India
• Advising Goldman Sachs with a €850 million equiva¬lent bridge to bond and super senior revolving facilities supporting the SEK13 billion public takeover offer by the founding family in respect of Oriflame Holding AG, a Swiss company listed in Sweden on Nasdaq Stockholm
• Advising the underwriter in relation to the tax aspects of the initial public offering by Autolus Therapeutics (England and Wales)
• Acting for Silverfleet Capital on the acquisition of Riviera Travel, a leading specialist holiday operator of European escorted tours and cruises
• Acting for Intermediate Capital Group on its US$5.3 billion consortium buyout of Visma, Europe's largest ever software buyout
• Acting for Bain Capital in connection with:
• the acquisition of NGA UK, a UK payroll and HR business from NGA Human Resources
• the acquisition of Benefex, an HR technology business
• its purchase of a controlling stake in MKM, the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant, from 3i and Lloyds Development Capital
• Acting for Baring Private Equity Asia on its and PAI Partners’ acquisition of World Freight Company International, the global leader in the General Sales and Service Agent market
• A Family Office on the €500 million acquisition, development and financing of one of the World’s largest data centres and its associated letting to a major international tech company
• Saïd Holdings on its real estate investments and financings, including on the acquisition and subsequent sale of 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, to a Chinese investor for £270 million and the acquisition of Aldermary House in the City of London for £48 million
• Advising Dutch pension fund APG on:
• its acquisition of a 75 per cent. interest in a joint venture with TH Real Estate, with a combined equity commitment of c.£800 million, to develop the £1 billion 1.7 million sq.ft. St James Centre in Edinburgh, one of the UK’s largest private regeneration projects
• a €400 million joint venture with Hines Ireland to develop four greenfield sites at Cherrywood, Dublin for PRS and associated retail and leisure purposes and on a wider €700 million PRS joint venture in the Dublin area
• Advising TSG Consumer Partners on:
• its acquisition of a minority stake in BrewDog, a Scottish craft beer company
• its acquisition of a minority stake in Revolution Beauty
• Advising Liberty Global on the establishment of a of a notes issuance programme by VM Receivables Financing, to fund the purchase of a consumer handset loan receivables from Virgin Media Mobile Finance 
• Advising Virgin Media Group on the first ever issuance of receivables finance notes and the UK’s first ever handset securitisation 
• Acting for UPC Holding B.V. and its subsidiaries in connection with high yield bond issuances including through special purpose vehicles, with the offering proceeds applied to fund term loans under credit facilities
• Advising Cable & Wireless Communications and its subsidiaries in connec¬tion with Sable International Finance Limited's issuance of US$400 million of senior secured notes due 2027, adding secured bonds to the Cable & Wireless capital structure, and the issuance of US$300 million senior notes due 2027, issued as additional notes to the existing US$700 million senior notes originally issued in August 2017