Diala Kakish
Biography
Overview
Diala Kakish is an associate in the firm's Capital Markets group in London. Her practice involves representing investment banks and companies on a range of cross-border securities transactions, including SEC registered public offerings, Rule 144A/Reg S offerings and other public and private financings. Diala has also represented clients on high yield debt offerings, as well as liability management and restructuring transactions involving capital markets instruments.
Experience
Advised Saudi Aramco in connection with the secondary public offering by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of US$11.2 billion (excluding the overallotment option) of ordinary shares of Saudi Aramco.
Advised Adler Group S.A. and its subsidiaries on the agreement with a steering committee of bondholders supporting a comprehensive recapitalization of the Group.
Advised Yapı Kredi, one of the largest private banks in Türkiye, on its offering of 9.743% US$500 million 144A/Reg S, perpetual fixed rate resettable Additional Tier 1 Notes.
Advised Atalian on the conclusion of a commercial agreement for the refinancing and rescheduling of its entire bond debt with a group of noteholders representing 98.46 percent of the existing notes, including a cash redemption of €400 million under the existing notes and a reinstatement of remaining amounts under the existing notes to be issued in the form of new euro-denominated senior secured notes due June 30, 2028 in an aggregate amount of approximately €836 million.
Advised Yapı Kredi on its offering of 9.25% US$650 million 144A/Reg S, 10NC5 Basel III-compliant Tier 2 notes.
Advised Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Nordea Bank as mandated lead arrangers on a €480 million high yield bond and €180 million revolving guarantee pension facility arranged for Assemblin.
Advised the initial purchasers and lenders on the offering of €380 million senior secured notes due 2028, £475 million senior secured notes due 2028 and a £175.5 million super senior revolving credit facility for Pure Gym.
Advised Adler Group and its subsidiaries on its successful restructuring, which included amendments to the terms and conditions of certain of its bonds with an aggregate nominal amount of €3.2 billion and the provision of up to €937.5 million of new money funding.
Advised Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world's largest district cooling services provider, on its AED 2.6 billion (US$725 million) initial public offering on the Dubai Financial Market.
Advised the solicitation agents and dealer managers on Puma Energy's consent solicitation of its US$750,000,000 5.00% Senior Notes due 2026 and tender offer of its 5.125% U.S. dollar-denominated Senior Notes due 2024 and 2.650% Euro-denominated Amortizing Senior Notes due 2024, respectively.
