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ProfessionalsDeirdre Jones

Deirdre Jones
Partner

Tel: +44-20-7367-1605
Fax: +44-20-7681-2526
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+44-20-7367-1605
London

20 Air Street
London, United Kingdom W1B 5AN
Fax: +44-20-7681-2526

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A partner in the Capital Markets Group, Deirdre Jones represents private equity sponsors, issuers and investment banks in complex finance and capital markets transactions across multiple jurisdictions, including high-yield debt offerings, initial public offerings, liability management transactions, distressed financings, restructurings and acquisition financings.

In 2024, Deirdre was named to Law.com International’s 2024 “Private Equity Rising Stars: The Best Up-and-Coming Lawyers in the UK and Europe” list, which recognizes the top 25 private equity attorneys younger than 40, and its “Rising Star” list, which recognizes the UK Legal Industry’s Best Up-And-Coming Women. Deirdre is ranked by Chambers UK in the Capital Markets: High-Yield Products category and is recommended for High-Yield Debt by Legal 500 UK.

EXPERIENCE

Deirdre’s representative matters have included:

  • Saur, a portfolio company of EQT, PGGM and CVC-DIF, on its inaugural €550 million “blue” senior notes offering
  • KPS Capital Partners in its €3.5 billion acquisition of Innomotics from Siemens
  • Bain Capital Private Equity and its portfolio companies in various transactions including:
    • the financing of its acquisition of SO.MA.CI.S. S.p.A. including an offering of €550 million high-yield bonds and entry into a new €100 million revolving credit facility by Castello (BC) Bidco S.p.A.
    • Fedrigoni, portfolio company of Bain Capital and BC Partners, in connection with:
      • the issuance of €430 million of senior secured notes and €300 million of senior holdco pay-if-you-can toggle notes
      • its offering of €665 million of high-yield bonds
    • House of HR, a portfolio company of Bain Capital, in connection with a €150 million Term Loan B (TLB) add-on to its existing €1.02 billion TLB
    • in the financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in House of HR
    • Spa Holdings 3 Oy in connection with an offering of €350 million in euro-denominated high-yield bonds and $305 million in dollar-denominated high-yield bonds issued in connection with the acquisition of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oy by Bain Capital
    • and its consortium partners on the €2.1 billion proposed public takeover of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj
  • Madison Dearborn Partners and its portfolio companies in various transactions including:
    • The Ardonagh Group, majority owned by Madison Dearborn Partners and HPS Investment Partners, in connection with various transactions, including:
      • its offerings of $530 million of additional senior notes, $315 million of additional senior secured notes and €300 million of additional senior secured notes in 2025
      • its offering of $1 billion of senior notes, $750 million of senior secured notes and €500 million of senior secured notes in 2024
      • in connection with the largest-ever unitranche financing transaction globally
      • a tap of senior secured notes issued by Ardonagh Midco 3, the proceeds of which were used in connection with acquisitions
    • Intelligent Packaging Limited in connection with multiple offerings of high-yield bonds
    • Navacord, controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners, in connection with multiple offerings of high-yield bonds
    • in a $500 million offering in connection with the financing of the acquisition of MoneyGram International
    • Specialty Building Products in connection with multiple offerings of high-yield bonds
  • Investindustrial and its portfolio companies in various transactions including:
    • Sammontana Italia in its offering of €800 million senior secured floating rate notes
    • in the financing aspects of its acquisition, alongside The Bagnoli Family, of Forno d'Asolo, from BC Partners
    • Guala Closures S.p.A. in connection with:
      • an offering of €350 million of high-yield bonds
      • connection with its offering of €500 million of high-yield bonds to refinance certain existing debt and its entry into a new €80 million revolving credit facility
  • United Group, which is majority-owned by BC Partners, in connection with the:
    • issuance of more than €1.4 billion of senior secured fixed and floating rate notes; €300 million of senior holdco pay-if-you-can PIK, or payment-in-kind, notes; and the upsize and maturity extension of United’s existing revolving credit facility
    • financing for its acquisition of Wind Hellas, including an offering of €980 million fixed and floating rate high-yield bonds
  • Transcom Holding in:
    • the issuance of €65 million of senior secured floating rate notes to certain institutional investors
    • connection with its offering of €315 million in high-yield bonds
  • BC Partners and CPP Investments on the financing for the acquisition of global MedTech platform, CeramTec
  • L Catterton in the offering of €430 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2029 as part of the financing for the acquisition of the BIRKENSTOCK Group
  • An ad hoc group of lenders to Archer Limited in the successful refinancing and recapitalization of its $600 million term loan
  • Technicolor in the spinoff and listing of its creative visual arts services division
  • Option Care Health in connection with its debut offering of $500 million of high-yield bonds
  • Thomas H. Lee Partners and its portfolio company AutoStore on its $12.4 billion IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange
  • The bidders in connection with their SEK 12.85 billion public-to-private buyout and the related financing for Oriflame Holding AG, an international beauty company that was listed on Nasdaq Stockholm
  • The senior secured noteholder committee in connection with the scheme of arrangement and restructuring of the capital structure of New Look
  • PAI Partners and BCI in their €3 billion public-to-private buy-out and related financing of Refresco, a Dutch soft drinks manufacturer that was listed on Euronext Amsterdam, and refinancing of existing indebtedness
  • The underwriters in connection with initial public offering of Play Communications S.A. on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the largest non-securitization IPO of a Polish company

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