Milbank LLP has advised Helios Software Holdings, Inc. and ION Corporate Solutions Finance S.à r.l. (collectively, “ION Corporates”) in connection with their debut issuance of $350 million 4.625% Senior Notes due 2028. This represented the first bond issuance by a portfolio company of the ION Investment Group and was executed substantially concurrently with the debut bond offerings by ION Markets and ION Analytics. Milbank advised the issuers on all three offerings which closed in April and May 2021.
ION Corporates is an industry-leading global technology company that provides mission-critical software, data and analytics for the treasury management and commodities operations of businesses around the world.
Proceeds from the new issuance were used to partially prepay amounts drawn under its senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as global coordinator and joint bookrunner and Standard Chartered Bank acted as a joint bookrunner.
The Milbank team was led by European Leveraged Finance/Capital Markets partner Apostolos Gkoutzinis, with special counsels Joji Ozawa and Trevor Truman and associates Varun Natteri Mangadu, Iakovos Anagnostopoulos and Lefteris Dafermos.