Danielle Brown advises clients on a wide range of European and cross-border leveraged financing matters.

Danielle draws on extensive experience to guide leading financial institutions on a broad range of leveraged finance matters, both in the syndicated market and in the direct lending space.

Danielle’s experience includes advising:

  • The lead arrangers in connection with the financing to support the acquisition by KPS of Sport Group, a global leader in artificial turf and polyurethane sports*
  • The lenders on the unitranche facilities and super senior revolving credit facility to support KKR’s acquisition of APRIL Group, a leading French insurance broker*
  • The lead arrangers and lenders on the debt financing arrangements to support Advent International and LANXESS’ acquisition of DSM’s engineering business and the joint venture with LANXESS’ High-Performance Materials business*
  • The lead arrangers on the senior secured term loan facility and revolving credit facility to support KKR’s acquisition of IVI-RMA, a global fertility treatment group, and subsequently the lenders and the mandated lead arrangers on pivoting the syndicated financing to a privately placed financing*
  • The lead arrangers on an offering of senior secured fixed and floating rates notes and a super senior revolving credit facility for Apcoa Parking, a Centerbridge Partners portfolio company and Europe’s longest-established parking provider headquartered in Germany*
  • The lead arrangers in connection with the financing to support the acquisition by 888 Holdings, one of the world’s leading online betting and gaming companies, of William Hill’s international (non-US) business*
  • The lenders on the unitranche and super senior revolving credit facilities to support KKR’s acquisition of Generalife, one of Europe’s largest fertility clinic groups*
  • The lenders on the unitranche and super senior revolving credit facilities to support KKR’s acquisition of Contabo, a leading global cloud-hosting platform*
  • The lead arrangers on the bridge to bond and super senior revolving credit facilities to support Aermont Capital’s acquisition of the Keepmoat Homes, one of the largest UK homebuilders*
  • The lead arrangers and take-and-hold investors of the senior credit facilities for The Carlyle Group’s acquisition of Flender GmbH, a market leader in mechanical and electrical drive technology, from Siemens*
  • The initial purchasers and lenders on BC Partners’ public-to-private takeover bid for IMA S.p.A. and SOFIMA’s debut bond offering and related bridge financing*
  • The initial purchasers and lenders on doValue’s acquisition of FPS and ’debut bond offering*
  • The lead arrangers on Lone Star Fund’s acquisition of BASF’s Construction Chemicals business*
  • Athens International Airport on its landmark financing in connection with the concession extension to manage and operate Athens International Airport*
  • UK ROSCO Porterbrook on the refinancing of its existing bank facilities*
  • The lead arrangers on the financing to support of Bain Capital Private Equity’s acquisition of Bugaboo International, a Dutch design company that develops and produces mobility products*
  • Investors in connection with the second-lien financing for CVC Capital Partners’ acquisition of Belgium’s Corialis Group*
  • The lead arrangers on the financing to support Wendel’s acquisition of Constantia Flexibles, an Austria-headquartered international packaging group, as well as in connection with the repricing of term loan for Constantia Flexibles*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC, BPP Law School, 2012
  • GDL, BPP Law School, 2011

Practices