Paul Hastings Advised Carlyle in Acquisition Financing of Atalian and OCS
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised global investment firm Carlyle’s Global Credit Platform in the debt financing of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s acquisition of the OCS Group International Limited and various subsidiaries of La Financiere Atalian.
The transaction created a leading global facilities management platform with a presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific, providing best-in-class cleaning, building maintenance, security, catering, and multi-technical services, among others.
Global Finance partners Luke McDougall and Peter Hayes led the cross-border Paul Hastings team, which also included Global Finance partners Edward Holmes in London and Olivier Vermeulen and Marc Zerah in Paris, London associates Charlotte Rice, Andro Atlaga, and Luke Kavanagh, and Paris associates Peter Pedrazzani, Antoine Reboulot, and Marine Domas Margarit. Additional advice was provided by Tax partners Allard de Waal and Jiten Tank, Tax associate Jee Yoon Chung, Litigation partners Nicola Bonucci and Jonathan Pickworth, Litigation associates Tom Hickey and Louise Ferdjani, M&A partner Matthew Poxon, and M&A associate Tara Gazzard.
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