Dimos Papanikolaou

• Linx Capital Limited, a financing subsidiary of The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, in relation to its exchange offer and consent solicitation in respect of its euro denominated 15.200% First Lien Notes and 20.000% Second Line Notes, in connection with The LYCRA Company’s prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring.
• Sazka Group a.s. and Allwyn Entertainment Financing (UK) plc in connection with the issuance of €500 million3.7/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 and Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2028.*
• HSBC Bank plc, Goldman Sachs, Barclays PLC and NatWest in connection with the issuance of £475 million 6.500% Green Senior Secured Notes due 2027 by Zenith Finco Plc. The issuer is part of the Bridgepoint portfolio of companies.*
• PeopleCert Wisdom Issuer plc in connection with the issuance of its €300 million 5.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2026. The proceeds of the offering were used to repay the Bridge Facility used to complete the financing of the acquisition of Axelos by PeopleCert.*
• A committee of bondholders (including Oakhill and Beachpoint) regarding Intralot’s exchange offers and consent solicitation with respect to an uptiering transaction that included the unrestriction of an Intralot Group subsidiary and the exchange of existing Senior Notes with new Senior Secured Notes issued by the unrestricted subsidiary.*
• Punch Finance plc, in connection with its debut offering of £600 million 6.125% senior secured notes due 2026.*
• BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank plc, KKR Capital Markets Limited, and other initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of €225 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2026 by Fabric (BC) S.p.A. The issuer is part of the Bain Capital portfolio of companies.*
• WIND Hellas in connection with the issuance of its €525 million 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026. The issuer is controlled by GoldenTree Asset Management L.P. and is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Greece. WIND Hellas was previously owned by Apax and TPG.*
• Goldman Sachs International, Credit Suisse and other initial purchasers in connection with the issuance by GEMS MENASA (CAYMAN) LIMITED and GEMS Education (Delaware) LLC of $900 million Senior Secured Notes due 2026. Milbank was also advising the banks in connection with a $750 million TLB to CVC Capital Partners for the acquisition of a 30% stake in GEMS Education. (Debt and Equity-Linked Deal of the Year International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Middle East Awards).*
• Credit Suisse, Barclays, and other initial purchasers in connection with the issuance by F-Brasile S.p.A. of $505 million Senior Secured Notes due 2026. The Notes were part of the financing of the acquisition of Forgital by the Carlyle Group.*
• BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs International in connection with the issuance by Parts Europe S.A. (Autodistribution) of €275 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2022. The issuer is part of the Bain Capital portfolio of companies.*
• J.P. Morgan and Danske Bank as initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of €275 million 5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 by Kongsberg Actuation Systems B.V. Kongsberg is a leading supplier of components and systems for light and heavy duty and recreational vehicles.*
• KAEFER Isoliertechnik GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft in connection with the issuance of €250 million 5.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2024. The issuer is a leading global provider of insulation, access solutions, surface protection and passive fire protection services.*
• J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and other initial purchasers in Tata Steel’s $500 million 4.85% Notes due 2020 and $1 billion 5.95% Notes due 2024.*
• Goldman Sachs International as a placement agent in connection with the issuance by N&W Global Vending S. p. A. of €70 million Senior Secured Notes due 2023.*
• Anchorage Capital Group, LLC, CVC Capital Partners and Credit Value Partners, LLC with respect to the acquisition of €75 million Senior Secured PIK notes due 2018 issued by Ideal Standard International S.A.*
• Goldman Sachs International and other initial purchasers on the issue of €300 million Senior Secured Notes due 2023, and the placement agents on the issue of €100 million Second Lien Notes due 2023, in each case issued by N&W Global Vending. S.p.A., a portfolio company of Lone Star Funds, to finance Lone Star Funds’ acquisition of N&W Global Vending S.p.A..*
• IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V. on its issue of €800 million Senior Notes due 2021. The issuer is a leading operator of telecommunications towers in Nigeria. The offering was made in conjunction with a tender offer for existing notes issued by a subsidiary of the issuer. (MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa Corporate Deal of the year 2016 by Global Capital).*
• Helios Towers Netherlands B.V. in its consent solicitation with respect to its US$250 million Senior Notes due 2019.*
• Cables and Wireless Plc, a telecommunications services provider, in an offering of $750 million 6.875% Senior Notes due 2022 by its finance subsidiary, Sable International Finance Limited.*
• Citigroup Global Markets Limited on Glasstank B.V.’s €185 million high yield bond offering.*
• Piraeus Bank S.A., the largest bank in Greece, on its offering of 4,958,235,292 new shares, including a rights offering of up to 4,079,411,764 new shares. (Finance Team of the year by the Lawyer Magazine 2014).*
• Jefferies International Limited and Jefferies LLC, with respect to the offering by Emma Delta Finance plc of its €250 million 8.50% First-Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2017 and €150 million 12.00% Second-Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2017. The proceeds of the offering were used to fund the acquisition of a controlling stake in OPAP S.A. (IFLR Europe High Yield deal of the year 2013).*

*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray