Linklaters advised banks on refinancing transactions of LimaCorporate
Linklaters advised banks on refinancing transactions of LimaCorporate
The proceeds from the offerings and drawings will be used to repay outstanding debt
Linklaters has advised the banks on LimaCorporate's issuance of €295m senior secured floating rate notes due 2028 and its entry into a new super senior revolving credit facility.
Headquartered in Italy, the global orthopaedic company, Lima (EQT) provides a broad range of innovative and technology-driven joint replacement solutions used by surgeons to restore motion for patients.
This transaction is a testament to Linklaters' market-leading and integrated leveraged finance capabilities across Europe and the US. It also reflects the team's ability to work seamlessly to deliver effective solutions to clients on complex cross-border transactions.
The cross-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary Linklaters team was led by high-yield partner Giacomo Reali, leveraged finance partner Pathik Gandhi, and Milan counsel Diego Esposito.
The team included senior US associate Matthew Baumann, managing associates Marta Fusco and Brad Pawlak, and associates Monish Kulkarni, Dami Banire and Luke Dee.
They were supported by partners Ugo Orsini and Robert Egori and associate Sara Giugiario from Milan, partners Przemyslaw Lipin and Burkhard Rinne, counsel Tobias Klupsch and associate Lasse Petersen from Frankfurt, partner Jorge Alegre, counsel Begoña Martinez and managing associate Alvaro Albors from Madrid, partners Alexander Harmse and Mees Roelofs.
The team also comprised counsel Hugo van der Molen and associate Matijs Nijkamp from Amsterdam, partner Kathryn Merryfield, managing associate Elisabeth Maze and associate Emma Vernhes from Paris and partner Philip W. Lee and senior US associate Andres Loera from New York.
The law firm's tax teams from New York and Milan also supported in the transaction.
