Ian James Luby

Ian’s experience includes advising:

Sponsor / Company Representation

• Onex Partners and its portfolio company, Parkdean Resorts, on various financing and refinancing transactions
• SUSE on the financing aspects of its public-to-private acquisition by EQT 
• EQT and its portfolio company, SUSE, on various financing and repricing transactions
• Astorg Partners on the financing of its acquisition of IPCOM
• 888 Holdings (now evoke plc) on the financing of its acquisition of William Hill’s international business and subsequent refinancings and incremental facilities
• TA Associates on financing aspects of its investment in MRH Trowe
• Various private equity sponsors including EQT, Onex, Astorg, and Epiris on bid financing transactions
• Drax Group plc on its refinancing of debt facilities acquired in connection with its acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.*
• Palamon Capital Partners and its portfolio company, Simplify, on its combination with My Home Move and the refinancing of the combined group*
• Palamon Capital Partners on its sale of Feelunique to Sephora*
• A confidential financial institution on the financing aspects of a take-private acquisition of an AIM-listed software producer*
• Confidential trade buyers in connection with a variety of bid financing transactions*
• A variety of FTSE 250 corporates on the amendment and refinancing of syndicated working capital facilities*

Arranger / Creditor Representation

• The arrangers on the financing of the acquisition by Ali Holding S.r.l. of Welbilt, Inc.
• Certain arrangers on financing aspects of Motor Fuel Group’s acquisition of petrol forecourts from Morrisons
• The finance parties on various asset-backed financings and refinancings in the music royalties sector 
• The finance parties in connection with the amend-and-extend of term and revolving facilities to Annington Limited 
• A confidential direct lender on its provision of capex and liquidity facilities to a high-growth startup in the renewable energy sector
• Various confidential direct lenders in connection with a range of financing transactions 

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham