White & Case Advises Banks on Kiwa's €400 Million Syndicated Cov-Lite Financing

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., trading as Rabobank London, ING Bank N.V., Royal Bank of Canada and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited, as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, on a strategic €400 million syndicated cov-lite financing to Kiwa, a global specialist in testing, inspection and certification (TIC).

Kiwa is a portfolio company of Dutch investment company, NPM Capital.

The White & Case team which has advised on the financing was led by partner Lee Cullinane, local partner Hadrien Servais and associate Eline Souffriau, with support from local partner Florian Ziegler, senior transaction lawyer Alexander Hansen Diaz (both Frankfurt), partner Tanja Tornkvist, associate Krista Rekola (both Helsinki), counsel Peter Svanqvist and associates Kajsa Sundklev and Petar Bojovic (all Stockholm). NautaDutilh advised on Dutch law aspects of the transaction. Kiwa was advised by Nielen Schuman and Clifford Chance.

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