EXPERIENCE

Sean's representative matters include advising:

• 888 Holdings plc on an accelerated bookbuild placing of 19.1% of its issued share capital, for 230 pence each
• IMG, an Endeavor company and global leader in sports, events, media, and fashion, on the acquisition of Mutua Madrid Open
• Sliver Lake on the US$650 million equity funding round by Klarna, the Sweden-based provider of e-commerce payment systems and solutions
• The Carlyle Group in connection with the recapitalization of Dealogic, a global provider of data and analytics for the capital markets, by ION Investment Group
• ACCO Brands Corporation in connection with its €296.9 million acquisition of Esselte Group, a leading European office products company, from private equity firm J.W. Childs
• Onex Partners on its agreement to acquire the SIG Combibloc Group for US$4.6 billion and in connection with its agreement to acquire the Survitec Group for US$680 million
• Punch A and Punch B Senior Noteholders’ Committee in relation to the restructuring of £2.3 billion of Punch Taverns debt
• The Carlyle Group in connection with its acquisition of Dealogic and related joint ventures from Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC
• Actavis on its US$8.5 billion acquisition of Warner Chilcott (a pharmaceutical company focusing on women’s healthcare and dermatology)
• Credit Suisse as financial advisor to Liberty Global on its acquisition of Virgin Media for £23.3 billion
• Qatar Holding LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority) on its acquisition of approximately 6% of Barclays plc for £1.45 billion and its further investment for £1.75 billion
• Qatar Holding LLC on its acquisition of the Harrods Group
• The Carlyle Group and The Nature’s Bounty Co. on the £1.77 billion sale of Holland & Barrett, one of Europe’s largest health and wellness retailers