Erik Holm
Biography
Overview
Erik Holm is an associate in the Firm's Debt Finance practice in Stockholm, having joined White & Case in 2021. He advises top-tier Nordic and international private equity funds, corporates, banks and financial institutions on a wide range of debt finance arrangements, including domestic and cross-border leveraged acquisition finance transactions, IPO financings, fund financings and recapitalizations.
Experience
Erik's representative experience includes:
Representation of leading global investment firm EQT on its sale of portfolio company Karo Healthcare, one of Europe's leading consumer health platforms, to KKR. EQT is an investment organization with €269 billion in assets under management in two business segments – private capital and real assets. It owns portfolio companies and assets in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas and supports them in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership.
Representation of Nalka and its portfolio company Asker Healthcare Group AB (publ) on its SEK 10.2 billion initial public offering. The market value of Asker's shares based on the offer price corresponds to a market capitalization of SEK 26.8 billion.
Representation of the initial purchasers and lenders on Assemblin Caverion Group's upsized offering of €1.28 billion high yield notes and €495 million (equivalent) RCF/guarantee/pensions facilities. The senior secured notes will be listed on The International Stock Exchange (Official List) and are issued under New York law (144A/Reg S). The proceeds of the notes are to be used to refinance the company's existing indebtedness and to partially repay a shareholder bridge loan entered into in connection with the combination between Assemblin Group and Caverion Corporation.
Representation of Circular Tire Service Europe Holding AB (CTS Group), a portfolio company of Norvestor Advisory (Norvestor), on the issuance of its inaugural SEK 1.3 billion senior secured bonds. Net proceeds from the bond issue will be used to refinance existing debt, finance add-on acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. The deal also includes a SEK 200 million revolving credit facility.
Representation of Karo Healthcare AB, a portfolio company of EQT AB, on the £235 million acquisition of the rights to the Global OTC skin healthcare brand Lamisil from Haleon UK Holdings Ltd.
Representation of Norvestor, a Nordic PE sponsor, on its acquisition of Colmec Holding AB and its subsidiaries, a market-leading independent provider of sustainable tire solutions and a trusted functional partner to commercial vehicle fleet operators in the Nordics and Poland.
Representation of the private equity house Altor and its portfolio company Trioworld, a leader within sustainable plastic film products, on Trioworld's acquisition of Canadian / US based Malpack, a leading North American player in solutions for high-performance stretch film in the transit packaging segment, whereby a transatlantic powerhouse within stretch film was created.
Representation of Summa Equity and their portfolio Company Herd BidCo AS on the issuance of up to NOK 1,500 million senior secured floating rate notes in connection with the acquisition of Stim AS, an industry leading quality supplier of fish health products and services.
Representation of Nordic Capital on the issuance of up to SEK 600 million senior secured bonds due 2025 for Qred AB (publ) a Swedish Fintech company, partially owned by Nordic Capital.
Representation of Trill Impact AB, a pioneering impact Investment House in Scandinavia, as sponsor in connection with the acquisition of Infrakraft Sverige AB. The financing involved a SEK denominated term loan, bridge facility term loan and uncommitted incremental line, the purposes of which are to part finance the acquisition of the target and related costs, the refinancing of target debt and fund future capital expenditure and working capital requirements. Infrakraft Sverige AB is a leading actor in the Swedish Infrastructure market with a mission to secure a greener, faster and more secure transportation.
Representation of Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Nordea Bank as Mandated Lead Arrangers, on the issuance by Assemblin of €480 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2029 and the establishment of new €180 million super senior revolving credit and guarantee facilities as well as a new pension guarantee facility. Assemblin is one of the Nordic region's leading providers of complete installation and service solutions, with a primary focus on electrical engineering, heating, sanitation, ventilation and automation.
Representation of FSN Capital as sponsor for a senior facilities agreement (SFA) provided in connection with the acquisition by FSN of Active Brands AS. The SFA contains a Facility A (NOK 190,400,000), Facility B (NOK 761,600,000), and RCF (NOK 100,000,000). In addition to financing the acquisition of Active Brands, loan proceeds were also used to refinance existing indebtedness of the company and for ongoing general corporate purposes.
Representation of Adelis, a Nordic private equity firm focused on the Nordic mid-market, on its acquisition of Diakrit, a real estate technology company.