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Alexander Horstmann-Caines

Partner, Corporate Department

London

Phone: 44-020-3023-5276
Fax: 44-020-3023-5376

Overview

Alexander Horstmann-Caines is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. He focuses on high-yield offerings and leverage and acquisition finance transactions. He also has significant experience advising financial institutions, corporations and private equity sponsors on a wide variety of other debt and equity capital market and corporate finance transactions, bond financial restructurings and U.S. securities law matters, including, initial public offerings, liability management transactions and offerings conducted in reliance on Regulation S and Rule 144A.

Alex is admitted as an Attorney at Law in the State of New York.

Recognitions

  • New York State

Education

  • Emory University (B.A., 2007)
  • Harvard Law School (J.D., 2012) 

Representations

  • Shareholders in connection with KCA Deutag’s acquisition financing of certain on-shore oil rig assets from Saipem S.p.A. and private placement of $200 million Holdco PIK Notes and $250 million of senior secured notes
  • Stirling Square Capital Partners portfolio company, Itelyum, in connection with its offering of €450 million sustainability-linked senior secured notes
  • Very Group in connection with its £575 million offering of senior secured notes
  • J.P. Morgan and the other initial purchasers in connection with TeamSystem’s €1.15 billion offering of senior secured notes
  • Bond investors in connection with Aston Martin’s $335 million private placement of second lien split coupon notes
  • Bond investors in connection with Domestic & General’s £100 million private placement of senior secured notes
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Verisure’s €200 million offering of senior secured notes
  • Isabel Marant on its debut €200 million offering of senior secured notes
  • Goldman Sachs and the other initial purchasers in connection with TeamSystem’s €750 million offering of senior secured notes
  • Shop Direct in connection with its debut £550 million offering of senior secured notes
  • Goldman Sachs, UBS and the other initial purchasers in connection with Lima Corporate’s €275 million offering of senior secured notes
  • J.P. Morgan and the other initial purchasers in connection with the $265 million bridge and senior notes offering to finance Triton’s acquisition of WernerCo
  • ​The Ad hoc committee in relation to the approximately €50 million new money PIK bond financing and related approximately €400 million consensual bond restructuring and private exchange offer of VIC Properties S.A., a leading Portuguese real estate developer
  • Ad hoc committee of high yield bond holders in connection with Frigoglass’ financial restructuring
  • Significant holders of Ukraine’s GDP-linked warrants and Eurobonds and holders of certain bonds guaranteed by Ukraine in connection with Ukraine’s deferment of interest and maturity under its sovereign and sub-sovereign debt
  • Ad hoc committee of high yield bond holders in connection with Yandex’s $1.25bn convertible bonds repurchase and equity issuance
  • Ad hoc committee of high yield bond holders in connection with Ferroglobe’s $500m high yield capital restructuring
  • Ad hoc committee of high yield bond holders in connection with Digicel’s $4.3bn high yield capital restructuring
  • Syncreon Group’s $1.1 billion financial restructuring
  • Ad-hoc creditors committee in connection with Edcon’s bond restructuring
  • Goldman Sachs and the other underwriters in connection with the €600 million bridge and bond financing of Hellman & Friedman’s acquisition of TeamSystem
  • Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and the other arrangers in connection with the €2.7 billion bridge and bond financing of Hellman & Friedman’s acquisition of Bain Capital’s holding in Securitas Direct
  • Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan in connection with the offering of senior secured notes to finance PizzaExpress’ acquisition of franchises in China
  • Centerbridge Partners in connection with the offering of senior secured notes to finance its €1.2 billion acquisition of Senvion

Practice Areas

Corporate

Global Finance

High Yield Financing

Leveraged & Syndicated Lending


Languages

English


Admissions

Registered Foreign Lawyer (England & Wales)

New York Bar


Education

Harvard Law School, J.D. 2012

Emory University, B.A. 2007


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