Chad Parkinson is an associate in Ropes & Gray’s finance practice group, based in London. 

Chad trained at the firm’s London office and gained experience in the finance, private equity transactions, asset management, and private equity real estate groups. 

Experience

  • Acted for Virgin Media O2 on two complex high yield bond issuances: €600 million of its Senior Secured Notes due 2032, in accordance with Virgin Media O2’s Green Bond Framework; and $750 million of its Senior Secured Notes due 2032
  • Acted for BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and the other lead arrangers on a term loan A financing to support the bolt-on acquisition of Atos Italia by Apax portfolio company, Lutech
  • Acted for Kohlberg & Co. on the English aspects of a dual asset-backed and term loan financing for the ski business of K2 Sports
  • Acted for TPG’s The Rise Fund on the financing related to its majority investment in Outcomes First Group
  • Acted for Bridgepoint on the financing related to its investment in Fera Science Limited, a leading provider of business process services
  • Acted for Avista Capital Partners on the financing related to its acquisition of Terrats Medical
  • Acted for a real estate fund in connection with a capital call subscription facility
  • Acted for Liberty Global, DigitalBridge and AtlasEdge on a €725 million financing in connection with the joint venture acquisition of European data centres
  • Represented a club of lenders in relation to the refinancing of the debt facilities of a European audiovisual production and media rights management company
  • Acted for Bridgepoint on the financing related to its investment in Monica Vinader, an award-winning British luxury jewellery brand
  • Acted for Goldman Sachs and the lead banks on a £555 million equivalent senior secured notes and super senior RCF refinancing of the Boparan Group
  • Acted for Monarch Capital on a super senior term loan B liquidity financing in respect of the Boparan Group
  • Acted for a family office in connection with a senior and mezzanine real estate loan financing in an aggregate principal amount of €775 million secured by one of the world’s largest data centres

Areas of Practice

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