Yeniva Massaquoi

Yeniva’s representative transactions include advising:

Debt Capital Markets Financings

• The underwriters in connection with Nexi’s combined €2.1 billion senior notes offering
• Harbour Energy plc in connection with its debut offering of US$500 million 5.5% senior notes due 2026
• Tullow Oil plc in connection with its offering of US$800 million 7% senior notes due 2025 
• A consortium of banks led by JP Morgan in connection with care provider, Voyage Care BondCo, and its offering of 5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
• Seplat Petroleum Development Company in its issuance of US$650 million senior notes due 2026
• BNP Paribas in connection with bridge financing relating to the acquisition of Sotheby’s by BidFair MergeRight Inc.
• HSBC in connection with its high yield financing by Ellaktor Value PLC and subsequent tack-on offering of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2024
• The underwriters on the financing for the acquisition of global MedTech platform CeramTec (a CPP Investments and BC Partners portfolio company)
• A consortium of banks, led by Credit Suisse, in connection with the offering by Ziggo Secured Finance B.V. / Ziggo Bond Finance B.V. of approximately US$3.4 billion in a combination of senior secured notes and senior notes as part of the acquisition financing for a proposed joint venture transaction
• Best Secret, a leading members-only destination for online off-price fashion, in connection with its offering of £315 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2027 and the subsequent tap offering of £35 million of the same notes
• The initial purchasers in connection with multiple offerings of senior secured notes by Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, a South African paper producer, in 2016 and 2019
• The underwriters in connection with the offering by CBR Fashion Finance B.V. of €450 million in senior secured notes
• J. P. Morgan and another leading financial institution in connection with the offering by Play Topco S.A. of €500 million in senior PIK toggle notes
• A consortium of banks, including J.P. Morgan, in connection with the offering by INEOS Group of approximately US$1.1 billion in senior notes due 2024
• Goldman Sachs International, ING, and ABN Amro in the offering by Maxeda DIY Holding B.V. of €475 million in senior secured notes due 2022

Other financing transactions

• A consortium of banks, including J. P. Morgan and two Polish banks (Bank Zachodni and PKO), in connection with the initial public offering by Play Communications S.A. amounting to approximately €1 billion and listing of Play on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
• Solarpack, a Spanish multinational company specialized in the development, design, financing, and construction of photovoltaic systems for solar energy production, in its initial public offering of €100 million of its ordinary shares on the Bilbao, Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia Stock exchanges
• Albacore Capital in its redeemable preferred equity investment in Algeco Scotsman, a world leader in modular space and secure storage solutions controlled by TDR Capital
• Financial institutions and private equity firms in New York law-governed covenants for term loan financings
• Financial institutions, private equity firms and issuers in connection with restructurings and liability management matters, including consent solicitations, tender offers, and redemptions
• Bibby Offshore Services Plc, a British-based company that provides offshore and subsea services, in connection with its debt restructuring via a UK scheme of arrangement
• Sponsors, corporates, and banks in auction processes requiring bridge commitment papers, including: Morrisons and 888 Holdings
• Schoeller Allibert, Brookfield, and Schoeller Industries in connection with their joint and several offer to purchase Schoeller Allibert’s existing Senior Secured Notes due 2021 at a price of 101% of their principal amount, following the consummation of Brookfield’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Schoeller Allibert

Publications

• Canada Chapter, Practitioner's Handbook on International Arbitration and Mediation, 3rd Ed., (New York: Juris Publishing Inc., April 2012). Authors: J. Brian Casey, Christina Doria, Yeniva Massaquoi