Overview
Rob Davidson is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Mr. Davidson advises banks, other financial institutions, and corporate borrowers and issuers on a wide range of banking and finance transactions, with a particular focus on cross-border acquisition finance.
Mr. Davidson helps clients navigate a broad spectrum of debt capital structures, including: senior/mezzanine financing, bank/bond financing, public-to-private takeover financing, private credit financing, infrastructure financing, bridge financing, and holdco PIK financing.
Mr. Davidson was selected as an International Rising Star of the Year at the IFLR Europe Awards 2021. He has also been seconded to the London office of Hellman & Friedman and Deutsche Bank’s leveraged finance legal team.
Recognitions
- IFLR Europe, International Rising Star, 2021
Education
- BPP Law School, London, Legal Practice Course, 2010
- University College London, Bachelor of Laws, 2009
Representations
Senior Financing
- The arrangers of the debt financing for Advent, Cinven, and RAG’s €17.2 billion acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s elevator business
- The arrangers of the debt financing for FSN Capital’s acquisition of OptiGroup and Hygas
- The arrangers of the debt financing for Pamplona’s acquisition of Signature Foods
- The arrangers of the debt financing for Inspired Education’s acquisition of ACG Education, King’s College Group and Eleva
- The arrangers of the debt financing for HG Capital’s acquisition of P&I
- The arrangers of the debt financing for the acquisition of Autostore
- The arrangers of the debt financing for Triton’s acquisition of Atnahs Pharma and the subsequent additional financing to acquire certain medicines from AstraZeneca
Private Credit Financing
- The underwriters on the debt financing for Accel-KKR’s acquisition of Basware
- The underwriters on the debt financing for Pamplona’s acquisition of EET
Bank / Bond Financing
- The arrangers on the bank/bond refinancing for McLaren
- The arrangers on the bank/bond refinancing for Pizza Express
- TeamSystem (a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman) on its bank/bond refinancing
- Banco Popolare and Commerzbank on the merger of Polynt and Reichhold
Public-to-Private Takeover Financing
- Hellman & Friedman on the financing for its US$5.3 billion take-private of Nets and subsequent additional financings for further acquisitions
- The arrangers of the acquisition debt financing for Bain and Cinven’s public-to-private acquisition of Stada Arzneimittel
- The arrangers of the acquisition debt financing for the public-to-private acquisition of Amer Sports by Anta Sports and FountainVest
news
- Paul Hastings Advised Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on eir’s High-Yield Bond Offering and TLB Repricing - July 3rd, 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 Capital as Sole Lender in Thoma Bravo Acquisition of German EQS Group - February 28th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Lenders in Civica’s £1.1 Billion Club Unitranche Refinancing - September 13th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Golub Capital on Financing for Basware Acquisition of Glantus Holdings PLC - August 22nd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Trio of Banks on €600 Million Term Loan B for Inspired Education - August 18th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Lenders in Warburg Pincus and TA Associates’ Acquisition of Epassi Group - August 15th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Adds Band One Finance Team - July 18th, 2022