William Gwyn

In recent years, William has acted for:

• TowerBrook Capital Partners in its sale of and re-investment in Independent Clinical Services Group to Onex Corporation.
• ACPS Automotive, a technology and market leader in towbars/hitches for cars, SUVs, and vans, on the completion of its financial restructuring.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the acquisition of the Azzurri Group.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the acquisition of CarTrawler.
• GHO Capital Partners LLP on its acquisition of Ardena.
• Global Loan Agency Services in connection with the restructuring of Galapagos Holding S.A.  
• A leading international investment firm in its provision of mortgage loan acquisition financing to a UK residential property lender and agent. 
• A leading international investment firm on the sale of its minority stake in a Premier League football club.
• TowerBrook in its sale of Metallo, a metal recycler and refiner, to Aurubis AG.
• Independent Clinical Services Group (ICS), a portfolio company of TowerBrook Capital Partners (TCP), on the successful recapitalization and portable refinancing of its existing debt structure.
• Five Arrows Principal Investments (the private equity arm of Rothschild) on senior and second lien facilities established with respect to inter alia the refinancing of certain senior facilities of the Datix Group.
• TowerBrook in its investment in the German tow bar manufacturer Bosal ACPS.
• Vantiv, Inc. on the financing of its £9.3 billion take-private acquisition of Worldpay Group PLC, including as to the “certain funds” requirements of the UK Takeover Code.
• The Stiga Group on a senior debt refinancing transaction, pursuant to which a €230 million “cov lite” term loan B facility was made available to the group alongside a new revolving credit facility. 
• Infrastructure India PLC, an AIM-listed company, on the arrangement of a bridge facility and certain amendments to its other financing arrangements.
• Blackbaud, Inc., the world’s largest cloud software company powering social good, on its acquisition of UK-based online fundraising services provider, JustGiving. 
• TowerBrook Capital Partners with respect to the establishment of €193.8 million senior facilities with respect to its acquisition of the Van Dijk Group.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners with respect to its investment in the Gravity Media Group.
• KKR and TowerBrook Capital Partners with respect to its investment in the OVH Group.
• Bain Capital, Advent International and the Worldpay group on the financing aspects of the initial public offering of Worldpay Group PLC, including the establishment of £1.7 billion of senior term and revolving facilities as well as certain margin lending facilities.
• Apollo and the Casual Dining Group on the £185 million refinancing of the Casual Dining Group’s existing senior secured bridge facility and super senior revolving facility.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the arrangement of €155 million senior term and revolving facilities established in connection with its acquisition of the Ad van Geloven Group from Lion Capital.
• Bain Capital on the financing of its acquisition of the Wittur Group, consisting of €260 million of senior term and revolving facilities and €225 million of senior secured notes.
• Apollo in its acquisition of the Tragus Group, the operator of UK restaurant brands Café Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada and others, from Blackstone as part of the financial restructuring of the business.
• Bain Capital and Brakes Capital on its senior term and receivables financing raised in connection with the joint venture entered into by the Brakes Group with Fresh Direct.
• Astorg Partners SAS on the financing of its acquisition of Kerneos Tech Group SAS pursuant to an issuance of €350 million senior secured notes and the establishment of a €40 million revolving credit facility.
• Bain Capital and Brakes Capital in connection with the further refinancing of Brakes’ senior bank facilities with a tap offering of £260 million senior secured notes due 2018 and a new offering of €150 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2018.
• Bain Capital and Brakes Capital in connection with the refinancing of its senior bank facilities, with offerings of £607 million senior secured notes due 2018 and a new €75 million revolving credit facility.
• Sun Capital on the US$1.2 billion refinancing of the existing indebtedness of portfolio company Exopack Holdings S.A. and its subsidiaries, involving a new US$675 million USD and Euro tranche senior secured term loan, an offering of US$325 million of senior notes, US$175 million of new European asset-backed lending (ABL) facilities and a US$75 million U.S. ABL facility.

*Some of the above matters were handled by William prior to joining Sidley.