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Overview
Matt Bastion is an associate in the Energy and Infrastructure Finance practice, based in the London office of Paul Hastings.
Mr. Bastion has advised many leading financial institutions, funds and corporations in connection with acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, take-private transactions and other financing transactions.
Education
- The University of Auckland, New Zealand – Bachelor of Laws – 2019
- The University of Auckland, New Zealand – Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Economics) – 2019
Representations
- The lenders in respect of the financing for Actis’s acquisition of Telekom Srbija’s telecommunications carve-out business.
- The lenders in respect of the refinancing of the senior debt facilities of Phoenix Energy, the largest gas distribution business in Northern Ireland.
- The lender on a holdco financing for EIP relating to its stake in the French renewables arm of Boralex, a Canadian power company.
- Advised Boldyn Networks PNE Holdings UK Ltd (a majority owned portfolio company of CPPIB) in relation to its growth facilities, including to fund ongoing capital expenditure requirements in relation to its Transport for London concession to provide digital infrastructure solutions on The London Underground.
- Advised Ciner Glass and Kew Soda (WE Soda group companies) in relation to a facility to support its operations in Turkey.
- Advised Ciner Glass and Kew Soda (WE Soda group companies) in relation to a bridge facility for the construction of a bottling plant in Belgium.
- The lenders in respect of EQT Infrastructure’s acquisition of Icon Group, a leading cancer care provider. The transaction was the largest AUD TLB in history and won Debt Market Deal of the Year at the Australasian Law Awards.
- Advised KiwiRail on the financing for the construction and purchase of the next generation Interislander ferry fleet. The transaction featured the world’s first shipping loan to be certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative and won Project Finance Deal of the Year at the NZ Law Awards.
- Advised PGS ASA, an oilfield services company providing global geo-physical services, in respect of various financings.
- The lenders in respect of Providence Equity Partners’ acquisition of Marlink, a leading provider of smart network solutions.
- The lenders in respect of Apex Group’s public-to-private acquisition of Sanne Group, a leading provider of alternative asset and corporate services.
- The lenders in respect of various financings of DNEG, a world leading visual effects and animation studio.
- The lenders in respect of Kathmandu’s acquisition of Rip Curl (FinanceAsia’s Best New Zealand Deal).
- The financing of Advent’s acquisition of NZP (an ICE Pharma group company), a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates.
- Advised Begroup, a retirement village company in respect of its management buyout from Pencarrow Private Equity.
- The financing of Pacific Equity Partners' acquisition of NZTC (a UP Education group company), a leading early childhood education provider.
- The financings of various listed borrowers including Ports of Auckland, T&G Global, Argosy Property Limited, Stride Property Limited, Investore Property Limited and Property for Industry.
Involvement
- Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, 2019