Monica Shah
Biography
Overview
Monica Shah is an Associate in the Firm's Debt Finance practice in London. Monica has experience advising major banks, corporations, sovereigns and private credit funds on various cross-border transactions, including acquisition finance and general bank lending.
Monica trained at the firm and spent time in the International Arbitration, Debt Finance and Financial Services Regulatory practice groups in London and was seconded to Blackstone Credit. She also spent six months on secondment to the Firm's Dubai office, gaining experience in Corporate M&A, equity capital markets and regulatory work in the Middle East.
Experience
Representation of M&G, MidCap and Permira as senior lenders and acting for HSBC as RCF lender, on the refinancing provided to Sterling Pharma, a leading pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation owned by GHO Capital and Partners Group.
Acting for Santander and HSBC, on the debt financing package to support Caffè Nero's refinancing of all its debt.
Representation of Magellan Capital, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Danmarks Skibskredit (Danish Ship Finance).
Acting for Tikehau Investment Management (as term loan lender) and Aether (as agent and security agent) on the financing of the acquisition of CLC Group, by H.I.G. Capital.
Acting for Tikehau Investment Management (as lender) and Kroll (as agent and security agent) on the back-levered holdco financing, structured as a secured notes issuance facility for the investment by TA Associates in Diatech Pharmacogenetics S.r.l.
Representation of Mid Europa Partners on the debt financing aspects of its acquisition of Optegra, a leading ophthalmology business in the United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Poland.
