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Overview
Chiraag Patel is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Chiraag advises on a wide range of finance transactions, with a particular focus on cross-border acquisition finance.
Chiraag helps clients navigate a broad spectrum of debt capital structures, including private credit financing, senior/mezzanine financing, bank/bond financing, public-to-private takeover financing, bridge financing and Holdco PIK financing.
Education
- College of Law, L.P.C. 2011
- University College London, School of Law, LL.B. 2010
Representations
Chiraag’s experience includes advising:
Private Credit
- The senior lender in relation to CVC Capital Partners’ investment in TOPdesk
- The senior lender in relation to PSG Equity’s investment in Sport Aliance
- The senior lenders in relation to the financing of Cube Global’s (a Hg portfolio company) acquisition of Reg-Room LLC
- The senior lender in relation to the financing of Hg’s majority investment in Nomadia
- The senior lender in relation to the financing of Thoma Bravo’s investment in LOGEX International Healthcare Analytics
- The senior lender in relation to the financing of PSG Equity’s acquisition of Rapid Data
- The super senior lenders in relation to the £1.1 billion club unitranche/ super senior RCF refinancing of Civica (a Partners Group portfolio company)
- The senior lenders in relation to the financing of Warburg Pincus and TA Associates’ acquisition of Epassi Group
- The preferred equity investors in connection with the c.€1.7 billion sale of ITP Aero to a consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity
- The super senior lenders in connection with the refinancing of the Portman Dental Group (a Core Equity portfolio company)
- The senior lenders in relation to the financing of SK Capital’s acquisition the Ipackchem Group
Syndicated Deals
- The mandated lead arrangers on the financing of Alpha Auto Group Holdings’ recommended all-cash offer for the entire share capital of Lookers plc
- The mandated lead arrangers on the refinancing of Sebia (a portfolio company of CVC, CDPQ, and Tethys)
- The mandated lead arrangers on the €400 million senior financing for Investindustrial’s acquisition of La Doria Group
- The lead arrangers on the €1.5 billion bridge facility established in connection with the merger of Nexi S.p.A. and Nets A/S
- The mandated lead arrangers on the €535 million refinancing of IU Group (an Oakley Capital portfolio company)
- The lenders on the sustainability-linked refinancing for Pfleiderer (a Strategic Value Partners portfolio company)
- The mandated lead arrangers on the €530 million refinancing of Sportradar (a portfolio company of a consortium including CPPIB and Technology Crossover Ventures)
- The mandated lead arrangers in the €760 million senior financing for Ardian’s acquisition of Agfa Healthcare’s IT Business
- The lead arrangers on the £220 million bridge facility established in connection with the acquisition by the Rothermere Group of Daily Mail plc
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.
Involvement
- England and Wales Solicitor