Andrew is an associate in Ropes & Gray's finance group, based in London. Andrew joined the firm in August 2021 and, prior to this, worked in the finance teams at another international firm and a U.S. firm.
Andrew advises on a wide-range of multi-jurisdictional event-driven financing transactions, with particular experience of real estate finance and acting for private credit investors in respect of alternative investments and special situations opportunities.
Andrew spent one year on secondment to Sona Asset Management (UK) LLP negotiating, structuring and executing private credit and bespoke special situations transactions across the capital structure.
Experience
- Advised The Baupost Group on Joint Venture with KKR to Purchase Marriott UK Hotel Portfolio from ADIA
- Advised Athyrium on its convertible loan note investment in uMotif, the patient data capture and decentralized clinical trials platform
- Advised Smurfit Kappa Group, Europe's leading corrugated packaging company and one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the world, on the financing aspects of its proposed combination with WestRock, an American corrugated packaging company
- Advised VMS on a term loan financing transaction for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Coastal Force Limited in connection with a real estate development investment in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Advised Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies on the financing of its $6.4 billion acquisition of the Crown Resorts luxury hotel and casino portfolio in Australia
- Advised the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) – part of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance - in respect of the Government of Brazil’s $20 million grant to IFFIm and its wider bonds issuance programme*
- Advised a leading global investment management firm in connection with the purchase of arbitration awards totalling over €350 million*
- Advised a FTSE AIM 100 company on its £200 million term and revolving refinancing facilities combined with a €330 million bond issuance*
- Represented a borrower group in respect of a £100 million development financing*
- Acted for Drax Group plc in connection with the £702 million acquisition of Scottish Power's generation projects from Iberdola SA*
- Acted for North Wall Capital LLP in respect of a £45 million investment in a portfolio of global class actions*
- Advised Countrywide plc in relation to its capital refinancing by way of £140 million firm placing and open offer*
- Acted for several private equity houses in relation to mezzanine real estate financings, including hotel, residential and development financings*
- Represented a number of clients in respect of their debt capital market programmes, including Santander, Diageo Plc and Electrolux*
- Represented buyers of loan portfolios in the real estate, hospitality and shipping sectors across Europe, as well as buyers and sellers of distressed debt and claims globally*
*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray
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