Nick O'Grady
Biography
Nick is a partner in the banking and finance team of Baker McKenzie. Nick is based in London and his experience includes a secondment to the Blackstone Group and to the Hong Kong office of his previous firm.
Practice Focus
Nick's practice focuses on cross-border leveraged and acquisition financing, real estate finance and distressed debt investing. Nick regularly advises private equity funds, debt funds, banks and corporates on a range of financing products and structures in particular, European TLB, Bank/Bond financings, Unitranche, Holdco PIK, Real Estate Senior/Mezzanine and special situations.
Representative Legal Matters
Nick has handled the following matters for Baker McKenzie and a previous firm:
- Advised Charlesbank Capital Partners with respect to the financing of its acquisition of Six Degrees Limited.
- Advised Impala Platinum Holdings Limited with respect to the financing of its acquisition of North American Palladium.
- Advised Platinum Equity with respect to the financing of its acquisition of Pitney Bowes’ mail delivery business.
- Advised the Olayan Group in relation to the possible GBP 2.9 billion offer for Intu Properties Plc by a consortium comprising the Olayan Group, the Peel Group and Brookfield.
- Advised Hellman & Friedman and GIC with respect to the financing arrangements for their acquisition of Allfunds Bank S.A.
- Advised Kohlberg & Co LLC with respect to the financing of its acquisition of Marker Völkl (International) GmbH.
- Advised TPG Capital with respect to the refinancing of Poundworld Retail Limited.
- Advised Hellman & Friedman with respect to the refinancing and subsequent disposal of SSP Holdings Limited.
- Advised TPG Capital with the financing of its acquisition of a stake in Nox Group.
- Advised HIG with respect to the refinancing of Cabonline, the Scandinavian taxi business.
- Advised a major US opportunity fund on its financing for the acquisition of a major shopping center in Europe.
- Advised Anchorage Capital in connection with the acquisition of New Century Care Group.
- Advised the lenders in connection with the financing of IK Partner’s acquisition of Violit Finco AS.
- Advised the lenders to Cabot Financial Limited in connection with its bank and bond financing.
- Advising Liberty Global plc in connection with the bank and bond financing for its $23.3 billion acquisition of Virgin Media.
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2007)
Baker & McKenzie LLP, an English partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.