Alan G. Grinceri

Examples of Alan’s capital markets experience include representing:

• Atento in its successful UK restructuring plans.
• Fortress Investment Group on the acquisition of Punch Pubs & Co.
• Atento SA in the offering of US$500 million 8% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 by its subsidiary, Atento Luxco 1.
• Travelex on its financial and operational restructuring.
• Atento on the acquisition of equity by institutional investors.
• Micron Technologies, Inc. on its investment in Volocopter. 
• Anixter International Inc. in its acquisition by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) in an all cash transaction for US$3.8 billion.
• Global Loan Agency Services in connection with the restructuring of Galapagos Holding S.A. 
• Global Loan Agency Services Limited in connection with the sale of Young’s Seafood Limited, one of the UK’s leading producers and distributors of seafood, to Karro Food Group.  
• I Squared Capital, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II, in its US$460 million investment in convertible equity securities in Venture Global LNG. 
• Fnac Darty S.A., a leading European retailer of consumer electronics, editorial products and household appliances, in connection with its offering of €300 million 1.875% Senior Notes due 2024 and €350 million 2.625% Senior Notes due 2026. 
• Multi-Color Corporation in connection with its agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity LLC, a leading private equity firm. 
• NH Hotel Group, S.A. in connection with its offering of €285 million 3.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2023.
• The initial purchasers in respect of Sisal Group S.p.A.’s offering of €325 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2022 and €425 million Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2023.
• The dealer managers in connection with CGG S.A.’s exchange of various series of notes for senior secured term loans maturing 2019 and cash.
• The initial purchasers in respect of the bond financing for the leveraged buy-out of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s packaging operations (Verallia) by Apollo Partners, including the offering of €300 million 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 and €225 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2023.
• Ashland Inc. in its offer to purchase any and all of its 3% Senior Notes due 2016.
• The lenders in respect of the bridge financing for the leveraged buy-out of EWOS by Bain Capital and Altor involving €300 million and 2,640 million NOK of acquisition financing.
• The initial purchasers in respect of Capital Product Partners L.P.’s offering of First Priority Ship Mortgage Notes due 2022.
• The initial purchasers in respect of New Look Retail Group Limited’s offering of £500 million 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2018, US$250 million 8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and €175 million Floating Rate Notes due 2018.
• The initial purchasers in respect of NewStar Financial, Inc.’s offering of US$300 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2020.
• The initial purchasers in respect of the bond financing for the leveraged buy-out of ista by CVC Capital Partners, including the offering of €350 million 5% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 and €525 million 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021.
• The underwriters in respect of the financing for Actavis plc’s acquisition of Allergan plc involving the registered offering of US$4.6 billion 5.5% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares, Series A.
• The initial purchasers in respect of the bond financing for the leveraged buy-out of FTE Automotive GmbH by Bain Capital, including the offering of €240 million 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2020.
• The underwriters in respect of Standard Pacific Corp.’s registered offering of US$300 million 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024.
• The initial purchasers in respect of Cerba European Lab’s offering of €365 million 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020.
• Sappi Limited in respect of its tender offer for up to $700 million of its 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 and 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2014.

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