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Oliver Sceales

Partner, Co-Head of Leveraged Finance, London

“I specialise in acting for financial sponsors and borrowers on leveraged acquisition finance transactions across the capital structure. I seek to provide clients with commercial and pragmatic advice.”

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Oliver brings significant experience in structuring and executing sponsor-backed leveraged acquisition finance transactions in the European market. Oliver’s particular focus is acting for financial sponsors on leveraged buy-outs across the capital structure.

Oliver is the co-head of Linklaters’ Leveraged Finance practice. He has been a partner since 2016 and joined Linklaters’ banking team in 2006.

Before joining the firm, Oliver worked for Allens, Linklaters’ integrated alliance partner in Australia.

Work highlights

Oliver has led on a number of significant complex financing transactions. Recent experience includes advising:

  • The Carlyle Group: advising on the €1.32bn cov-lite financing for its acquisition of Flender GmbH;
  • The Carlyle Group: advising on the CHF413.5m cov-lite financing for its acquisition of Groupe Acrotec SA;
  • The Carlyle Group: advising on the US$285m financing for its acquisition of Mak-Systems;
  • Hg: advising on the €1.359bn cov-lite financing and holdco PIK facilities for Team.blue;
  • Hg: advising on the €330m financing for its acquisition of Septeo; and
  • Hg: advising on the US$420m financing for its acquisition of Gen II

Professional experience

Oliver is rated by Chambers & Partners and is an occasional speaker at Loan Markets Association conferences in London.

Education and qualifications

Oliver has a law degree with honours from Bond University (Australia) and a commerce degree majoring in accounting and finance from University of Western Australia.