James Simpson

Primary Focus & Experience

James has experience in European and international finance and capital markets transactions and advises issuers, sponsors, underwriters, investors and other parties on high yield bond issuances, private placements, financial restructurings and liability management transactions.

A selection of James’ experience includes advising:

• The initial purchasers in connection with BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC’s offering of €600m 6.5% senior secured notes

• Almaviva S.p.A. in connection with the financing arrangements for its acquisition of US-listed Iteris Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI) and the refinancing of certain indebtedness with an offering of €725 million senior secured notes*

• Petrofac Limited in connection its financial restructuring to be implemented by way of a UK restructuring plan and pursuant to which its existing notes will be exchanged for new notes*

• The shareholders of The LYCRA Company and other investors in connection with the refinancing of the company’s senior secured notes which was implemented using an innovative “drop-down” and “pari plus” financing and included a subsequent settlement transaction*

• Haya Real Estate in connection with its financial restructuring which was implemented by way of a UK scheme of arrangement and pursuant to which its existing fixed and floating rate notes were partially exchanged for new floating rate notes and noteholders received a repayment of €55.5 million and 27.5% of Haya’s equity*

• Almaviva S.p.A. in connection with its offering of €350 million senior secured notes*

• The initial purchasers in connection with the financing arrangements for Carlyle’s acquisition of Hexaware, including the offering by CA Magnum Holdings of $1.01 billion senior secured notes and the offering by Breda Investments LLC of $245 million senior secured PIK notes*

• GoldenTree, Avenue Capital and Goldman Sachs in connection with several offerings by TVL Finance plc of senior secured notes*

• Noble Group Limited in connection with its financial restructuring which was implemented by way of a UK scheme of arrangement and pursuant to which several series of new notes and debt securities were issued to creditors*

• Lion Capital in connection with the offering by HEMA Bondco I B.V. of €600 million senior secured floating rate notes and the offering by HEMA Bondco II B.V. of €150 million senior notes*

• Carlyle in connection with the offering by Mydentist of £425 million senior secured notes and a private placement of £130 million second lien notes*

• Labco S.A. in connection with its offering of €100 million senior secured notes*

• Investindustrial in connection with the financing arrangements for its acquisition of Flos, including a private placement of PIK notes*

• Bain Capital in connection with the financing arrangements for its acquisition of Autodistribution, including the offering by Dakar Finance S.A. of €239 million senior PIK notes*

• Cinven in connection with the financing arrangements for its acquisition of Labco, including the offering by Ephios Bondco PLC of €500 million senior secured notes and €300 million senior secured floating rate notes*

• CVC in connection with the financing arrangements for its acquisition of ParexGroup, including the offering by Dry Mix Solutions Investissements S.A.S. of €550 million senior secured floating rate notes*

• Braas Monier in connection with its offering of €315 million senior secured floating rate notes*

• Bain Capital in connection with the offering by Brakes Capital of £257 million senior secured notes and €150 million senior secured floating rate notes*

*Matter completed prior to joining Milbank.