Martin Forbes is a finance lawyer with substantial experience of advising private equity sponsors.
Martin Forbes is a finance lawyer with substantial experience of advising private equity sponsors.
Martin Forbes' practice focuses primarily on advising private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and other borrowers. He also advises banks and alternative capital providers.
He is a committed lawyer with excellent technical skills, strong client relationships and a significant track record.
Clients benefit from Martin's contribution to the Firm's leading US/European leveraged finance product platform. This combines sophisticated finance support with the English, US and local law capability already provided by the Firm in all the major jurisdictions in which private equity firms invest or raise finance.
Educated in the UK and the United States, Martin has an international outlook that makes him well-placed to navigate the complexities of cross-border transactions.
Martin has 15 years' experience advising a varied list of clients that has included CVC, Bridgepoint, Mid Europa Partners, Montagu Private Equity, Cinven, Permira and EQT as well as many banks and other financial institutions.
Experience
Advised CVC on the €810 million senior facilities and €200 million second lien facility for its acquisition of the Mehiläinen Group.
Advised Bridgepoint on its New York law governed loan financing for the financing for its acquisition of Safety Technology Holdings.
Advised Barclays, Crédit Agricole, Citigroup, Rabobank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and J.P. Morgan as mandated lead arrangers on $1.15 billion senior secured notes and $1.1 billion senior secured facilities for OCI N.V.
Advised Bridgepoint on its £425 million term loan B financing (and £110 million undrawn facilities) for the acquisition of Zenith – the largest ever Sterling unitranche financing.
Advised P4 Sp z. o.o and its shareholders in relation to its PLN 7 billion (approximately €1.65 billion) loan and €500 million notes refinancing and recapitalisation.
Advised the arrangers including Jefferies and Nomura on Leonard Greens' $1.3 billion term loan B acquisition financing for the acquisition of CPA Global.
Advised Rhone Capital in relation to the €210 million covenant lite refinancing for Ask Chemicals Group, one of Rhone Capital's portfolio companies.
Advised Bridgepoint on its €120 million (and €70 million undrawn facilities) for the acquisition of Evac.
Advised GSO in relation to its financing of Advent's acquisition of Brammer Limited (formerly Brammer plc) and IPH.
Advised Harbour Energy, the energy investment vehicle managed by EIG Global Energy Partners in relation to the US$1.5 billion financing for its agreement to lead the US$3 billion acquisition by Chrysaor of a diversified portfolio of oil and natural gas assets in the North Sea from Shell UK and its affiliates.
Advised the arrangers including Barclays and Jefferies on Leonard Greens' £420 million bridge to bond and super senior revolving facilities for the acquisition of PureGym.