Annabel Taswell-Fryer
Biography
Overview
Annabel is an associate in White & Case's Debt Finance practice group in London, Annabel has experience advising major banks, private credit funds, and private equity firms on various types of transactions including acquisition finance, leveraged finance, trade finance, general bank lending and restructuring.
Experience
Alloheim
Representation of a group of lenders, including Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Credit Suisse AG, Mizuho Bank, LTD., Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (PUBL), and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, on the financing of the acquisition of Alloheim by Nordic Capital.
Prospitalia
Representation of the first lien lenders in connection with the refinancing of a revolving credit facility provided to the Prospitalia Group.
Zentiva Group
Representation of a syndicate of banks (J.P. Morgan SE, Goldman Sachs BANK EUROPE SE, Barclays Bank Ireland Plc, Morgan Stanley Bank AG, UBS Europe SE, Raiffeisen BANK International AG, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, National Westminster Bank Plc and ING Bank N.V., Prague Branch) as first lien lenders in connection with a maturity extension and upsize of an existing €1.97 billion facility provided to the Zentiva Group. Proceeds of the upsize were used to prepay the second lien lenders and existing RCF lenders and for general corporate purposes.
Scenic Group
Representation of the Scenic Group in connection with the post-delivery financing of outstanding amounts due under existing ECA-guaranteed financing arrangements with the Croatian ECA, HBOR, in respect of a newly constructed ocean going vessel, the Scenic Eclipse II.
Scenic Group
Representation of the Scenic Group as borrower in connection with a €95 million financing, the proceeds of which were used to repay the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 issued by Columbus Finance B.V.
Moove Africa
Representation of Moove Africa in connection with its roll out of ride-hailing driver services in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa in collaboration with Uber. This included advising Moove on numerous financings for the acquisition of vehicles to be utilised in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, including a loan to Moove Nigeria B.V.'s from International Finance Corporation.
Puma Energy
Representation of Puma Energy in connection with its 2021 core corporate syndicated facilities and on various trade financings.
Apollo Global Management and Bridgepoint Credit
Representation of Apollo Global Management and Bridgepoint Credit in relation to the US$275 million refinancing of Bridgepoint Capital's portfolio company, HKA.
JP Morgan
Representation of JP Morgan as agent and arranger and Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Barclays as syndicate lenders in respect of a £100 million revolving facility with a fintech company as the borrower.
