Lauren Winter

Partner, London
lauren.winter@whitecase.com

Biography

Overview

Lauren is a partner in the Global Debt Finance Practice.

Lauren's practice focuses on cross-border and UK acquisition finance and restructurings, advising investment banks, alternative credit providers, corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors on a variety of debt capital structures in the European large-cap and mid-cap markets. She advises on all major financing structures, including syndicated cov-lite financings, unitranche financings, second-lien loan financings and super-senior revolving credit facility and high yield bond financings, as well as subordinated instruments including holdco financings.

Bars and Courts
England and Wales
Education
BA
University of Cambridge
BA
Western University
Languages
English

Experience

Debt Finance
Private Credit & Direct Lending
Financial Institutions
Private Equity

Representative transactions include advising:

  • the mandated lead arrangers on the financing to support the approximately €13 billion public-to-private acquisition of Italian infrastructure group Atlantia by Blackstone and Edizione*. This deal won "Loan Deal of the Year 2023" at the IFLR Europe Awards;
  • the lenders on the financing to support the co-investment by a consortium of investors in Italian Serie A football club Atalanta BC*;
  • the lenders on the financing to support the acquisition of EcoOnline by Apax Partners*;
  • the lenders of the holdco PIK notes financing to support the acquisition / recapitalisation of Hg's majority stake in Visma, a Norwegian business software and IT development group;
  • the lenders on the financing provided for US-based aerospace UK defense supplier Cobham's public-to-private bid to acquire Uk competitor, Ultra Electronics; and
  • the mandated lead arrangers and global coordinators on the US$3.5 billion bank and bond financing for Bain Capital's acquisition of a majority stake in Kantar*.

*Transaction completed whilst at another firm

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