Rachael Coffey

Recent examples of Rachael’s work include advising:

• A leading infrastructure fund in its acquisition of Melita, a fully converged digital infrastructure owner and operator delivering broadband, mobile connectivity and data centre solutions across Malta.
• Lenders to a leading global mid-market infrastructure equity fund and a leading French high speed fibre provider.
• A European private equity firm on the common terms platform facility refinancing and subsequent additional debt for a UK leading operator of service operations vessels (SOVs) for the offshore wind sector.
• A global asset manager and a global operator of sustainable infrastructure on the refinancing of several UK airports.
• A leading investment bank on the common terms platform facility refinancing of a pan-European renewable energy business, one of the leading independent generators of renewable energy in Europe, and one of the largest non-utility onshore wind generators in Europe.
• Lenders to a Czech international investment group on the financing of its acquisition of an interest in a large mobile phone operator.
• A lender to a large infrastructure fund on its subordinated holdco facility to support an acquisition of a large energy group in the UK.
• A private equity and infrastructure company on a U.S. private placement for one of the UK’s largest and longest-established independent multi-utility companies, under a common terms platform.
• A global infrastructure manager on its U.S. PP common terms platform refinancing of a leading off-street car park operator in Iberia.
• A diversified financial group on its project financing of a high-grade, high margin growth gold project in Australia.
• A leading provider of civil construction, services, and maintenance provider in the resources and infrastructure sectors on its multi-option, acquisition facilities and asset finance facilities.
• Lenders to a developer, builder, owner, and operator of energy and infrastructure assets across Australia.
• Lenders under a syndicated project finance facility to the Lake Way Sulphate of Potash Project in Western Australia.
• A Western Australia-based investment and business portfolio group on its club financing arrangements including sales and acquisitions of retail shopping centres.

*Some of the above matters were handled by Rachael prior to joining Sidley.

• Law Society of Western Australia