Matilda A. Dolin

Matilda’s representative experience includes advising:

Real estate finance

• Macquarie Asset Management on its clients’ investment in £400 million in notes related to a portfolio of commercial ground leases. In this innovative transaction, the notes are secured against a portfolio of 55 ASDA supermarket sites across the UK.
• A UK homebuilder on its £125 million sustainability-linked debt funding.
• A credit fund on several bespoke real estate-backed debt acquisition and development facilities in the UK and in Europe for student accommodation, hotels, BTR and holiday/residential park assets.
• Northwood Investors on financing aspects of the sale of 20 Gracechurch Street in London.
• Fortress Investment Group on due diligence and financing aspects of the acquisition of Punch Pubs & Co.
• A U.S. private equity sponsor on the financing for their acquisition of a portfolio of residential loan and real estate assets located in Spain, from Banco Sabadell.

Energy and infrastructure finance

• Pictet Alternative Advisors on due diligence and financing aspects of its acquisition of Pareto FM.
• One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners in connection with their financing for the acquisition of Amey UK plc from Ferrovial.
• Underwriters and super senior facility lenders in connection with Tullow Oil plc’s US$2.38 billion refinancing, consisting of an offering of US$1.8 billion aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2026 and a super senior secured revolving credit facility comprised of a US$500 million revolving credit facility and a US$100 million letter of credit facility.
• An agricultural and industrial inputs business based in Sub-Saharan Africa, on a refinancing of the group’s senior and bilateral facilities, including adding a €150 million borrowing base facility in various Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions.
• A special purpose acquisition company, on due diligence aspects of its definitive business combination agreement with a leading electric vehicle charging network.

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