Profession
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Experience
Nick co-heads Linklaters’ leveraged finance practice. His main areas of practice include advising the arranging bank(s) on financial sponsor-backed leveraged finance transactions and advising the co-ordinating bank and steering committees on debt restructurings. Recent deals include acting for the lenders on the £ 8bn facilities to acquire Alliance Boots PLC (Acquisitions Monthly awards Buyout of the year 2008), the € 2.4bn facilities to acquire Valentino Fashion Group S.p.A. (IFLR Private Equity deal of the year 2008), the € 1,150,000 facilities to acquire Techem A.G. (Acquisitions Monthly awards Domestic deal of the year 2008), £1.8bn United Biscuits acquisition, £2.81bn (including the largest ever mezzanine facility) Coral Eurobet, the €650m acquisition of Paroc Holding Sverige AB by Arcapita and the £1.6bn Gala opco/propco recapitalisation.
Professional experience
2001 - Partner, Linklaters London
2000 - 2001 Partner, Linklaters Singapore
1994 - 2000 Partner, Wilde Sapte, London
1985 - 1987 Articles Clerk, Flint Bishop & Barnett (Derby)
Education
1984 - 1985 College of Law, Guildford
1981 - 1984 Southampton University
Languages
English
