James Martin | Lawyers

Country Of Admission

UK (England & Wales)

Services

Banking

Sectors

Banks

“I am a London-based banking lawyer advising on syndicated loan finance across the credit spectrum with a focus on deals involving M&A in Europe and USA and on complex transactions in the emerging markets and the Middle East, where I was based for five years. I am proactive, responsive and commercially focused assisting clients to complete their most complex deals efficiently and expertly.”

Overview

James advises arrangers and corporates on all areas of bank lending with a particular focus on M&A and corporate syndicated financings in the UK, Europe and the emerging markets as well as margin loans (often connected with IPOs) and restructurings.

Until his return to the firm’s London office in 2013, James led the firm’s Middle East banking practice, and he continues to lead high-profile, Middle East-related transactions.

James helped develop lending structures involving a combination of Islamic and conventional finance and pioneered transactions involving jumbo pre-IPO syndicated margin loans and hybrid fund financings using proxies for LTVs.

Work Highlights

James has led on a wide range of complex finance transactions in Europe and the Middle East. These include advising:

Rio Tinto on its US$7bn acquisition facilities for Arcadium Lithium in the US and its $7bn revolving facilities
The lead arrangers on ArcelorMittal’s loan facilities, including the US$7bn acquisition facility to acquire Essar Steel, the financing for its bid for US Steel and its US$5.5bn revolving facilities
Petrofac on its pari-bank and high-yield financings and restructuring
On significant corporate and event financings for AngloGold, Bidvest, Brambles, BHP, Croda, EY, Experian, Marks and Spencer, Ocado, Royal Mail, Currys, and Sappi
The £1bn Term Loan B and PIK financings for Global University Systems
Holdco and opco financings for Eurohold and borrowing base financings for Sunrise International
Takeda on its US$35bn facilities to acquire Shire
The lead arrangers on the conventional and Islamic US$6bn acquisition facilities and US$5bn long-term facilities for Equate, the global petrochemicals company

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Beyond the Office

James has also advised:

the arrangers on a series of IPO-related margin loans for financial sponsors, including over shares in ConvaTec Group, Worldpay, NETS, Intrum Justitia and Network International
a private equity fund on a series of hybrid secured capital call and margin loan financings
Sappi, the South Africa-based paper and pulp company, on its €525m revolving facilities and its €1.6bn secured senior loan and high yield bond financing arrangements
the lead arrangers on £800m and £250m syndicated facilities for Dixons Carphone
the lead arrangers on a series of corporate purpose and acquisition facilities culminating in the US$1.2 facilities for Hikma Pharmaceuticals
the lead arrangers on the €2.6bn and US$3bn facilities for Qatar National Bank
the coordinating committee on the US$10bn restructuring of Dubai Group

Education and Qualifications

James studied law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University.

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