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Overview
Annabel Cawood is an associate in the Global Finance practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Annabel’s experience includes advising banks, credit funds, sponsors and corporate borrowers across a range of finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on cross-border leveraged and acquisition financings. Annabel focuses on representing creditors in both syndicated and private credit financings and has previously been seconded to Morgan Stanley’s leveraged and acquisition finance team.
Education
- BPP University Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2016
- University College London, LL.B., 2014
Representations
- The arrangers on the €1.2 billion syndicated TLB refinancing of the Your.World group
- The arrangers on the £1 billion refinancing of Phenna Group
- The arrangers on the €2.14 billion refinancing of the Inspired Education group
- The arrangers on the amend, extend and upsize of Advanz Pharma’s debt facilities
- The financing sources for Blackstone’s acquisition of a majority stake in Winthrop Technologies Limited
- The financing sources for Partners Group’s acquisition of a majority stake in FairJourney Biologics
- The financing sources for Warburg Pincus’ acquisition of the Specialty Risk Group
- Golub Capital as sole lender in connection with TA Associates’ and Five Arrows’ investment in Agilio Software
- The financing sources for Partners Group’s acquisition of The Rosen Group
- The arrangers on the £6.6 billion TLB, revolving credit, and high yield bridge facilities for CD&R’s take-private acquisition of WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC*
- The arrangers on the €1.75 billion senior credit facilities and €1.06 billion senior secured notes offering for Adevinta ASA’s acquisition of the eBay Classifieds Group from eBay, Inc*
- The Issa Brothers and TDR Capital on the financing for their £6.8 billion acquisition of ASDA Group Limited*
- Permira in connection with their acquisition of a majority stake in Engel & Völkers*
- EG Group on various financing matters, including in connection with its acquisitions of the UK KFC franchise and LEON Restaurants Limited*
* Matter handled prior to joining Paul Hastings
news
- Paul Hastings Advises Citi, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley on Inspired Education’s €2.14 Billion Refinancing - February 18th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advised BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, ABN AMRO, Goldman Sachs, ING, Morgan Stanley, and Rabobank in €1.2 Billion Syndicated Term Loan Refinancing of Your.World - November 7th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and J.P. Morgan on the Refinancing of Phenna Group - June 20th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Financing Sources in Connection with Partners Group’s Acquisition of The Rosen Group - April 1st, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Golub as Sole Lender in TA Associates and Five Arrows Investment in Agilio Software - February 23rd, 2024