Alon Blitz is an associate in the Finance and Leveraged Finance practices at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. His practice focuses on UK and cross-border acquisition finance and restructuring and real estate finance.
Mr. Blitz graduated from Queen Mary, University of London with a First Class Honours LL.B in 2011 and successfully completed the legal practice course at the University of Law in 2012.
Experience
Mr. Blitz’s experience includes acting for:
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Natwest, Nomura and RBC as arrangers on a $3 billion financing package for Bain Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake in Kantar from British multinational advertising and public relations firm WPP.
- Credit Suisse, Godman Sachs and Citibank as arrangers and underwriters in relation to the £2.5 billion first lien/second lien financing of Advent International’s public-to-private bid to acquire Cobham plc.
- Oakley Capital on a $130 million drawn committed senior facility financing in respect of its acquisition of maritime e-learning businesses Seagull and Videotel.
- Barings Global Advisers Limited in respect of a second lien financing supporting the acquisition of PhysIOL Group SA by BVI (Beaver-Visitec International)
- Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Lloyds and RBS as arrangers in respect of the financing for Advent International’s £1.2 billion public-to-private acquisition of UK electronic and technology business Laird plc.
- second lien investors in respect of the privately placed second lien facility to finance Hellman & Friedman’s €5.3 billion public-to-private acquisition of Nets A/S.
- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, and Lloyds as arrangers in respect of €900 million of senior facilities to finance the acquisition of IPH Group by Brammer, a portfolio company of Advent International.
- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC as arrangers in respect of the financing for Advent International and Bain Capital’s €700m acquisition of German payment services business Concardis.
- The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Ireland, Lloyds, and NIBC as arrangers in respect of the financing for Vitruvian Partners’ acquisition of UK-based services and technology company Phlexglobal.
- Lloyds, ING, and HSBC as arrangers in respect of financing for the UK public to private acquisition of Brammer plc by Advent International.
- A sovereign wealth fund in relation to a $160 million holdco PIK facility for a Bermuda based satellite communications company owned by a top tier European private equity sponsor.
- European Capital in relation to €40 million term and capex facility for BlueGem Capital Partner’s acquisition of DMC and Wool and the Gang.
- European Capital in relation to a £37 million term and revolving facility for Palatine’s acquisition of UK house builder Westleigh Homes.
- Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Lloyds and RBS as arrangers in respect of the financing for Advent International’s £1.2 billion public-to-private acquisition of UK electronic and technology business Laird plc.
- second lien investors in respect of the privately placed second lien facility to finance Hellman & Friedman’s €5.3 billion public-to-private acquisition of Nets A/S.
- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, and Lloyds as arrangers in respect of €900 million of senior facilities to finance the acquisition of IPH Group by Brammer, a portfolio company of Advent International.
- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC as arrangers in respect of the financing for Advent International and Bain Capital’s €700m acquisition of German payment services business Concardis.
- A sovereign wealth fund in relation to a $160 million holdco PIK facility for a Bermuda based satellite communications company owned by a top tier European private equity sponsor.
- Lloyds, ING, and HSBC as arrangers in respect of financing for the UK public to private acquisition of Brammer plc by Advent International.
- The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Ireland, Lloyds, and NIBC as arrangers in respect of the financing for Vitruvian Partners’ acquisition of UK-based services and technology company Phlexglobal.
- Alliance Bernstein in relation to a unitranche financing and equity investment for a UK-headquartered payroll systems company.
- European Capital in relation to €40 million term and capex facility for BlueGem Capital Partner’s acquisition of DMC and Wool and the Gang.
- European Capital in relation to a £37 million term and revolving facility for Palatine’s acquisition of UK house builder Westleigh Homes.
- Bank of Ireland, BNP Paribas, HSBC, ING, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Société Générale as arrangers and underwriters of the £375 million refinancing of the Pret A Manger group.
- Royal Bank of Scotland as facility agent and security agent on the amendment and restatement of the senior facilities provided to the Worldpay Group.
- HSBC, Lloyds, Société Générale, and Unicredit on the financing of Cinven’s acquisition of the internet domain and hosting company Host Europe Group.