Thomas Killeen
Biography
Overview
Thomas Killeen is an associate whose practice focuses on corporate and financial transactions, with a particular emphasis on capital markets transactions. Thomas has advised private equity firms, issuers and underwriters on US. and European securities law and ongoing reporting matters in connection with a variety of complex, cross-border corporate financings, including general debt and equity capital markets transactions (both SEC-registered and exempt), leveraged finance and high yield debt offerings, initial public offerings and rights offerings, and public and private M&A, among others. His recent capital markets work includes international equity and debt capital markets transactions (with a particular emphasis on issuances pursuant to Regulation S and/or Rule 144A) in the Nordic countries.
Thomas regularly advises European companies and financial institutions on various aspects of US law, with a particular focus on US federal securities laws.
Prior to joining White & Case in 2020, Thomas practiced at the London headquarters of a Magic Circle law firm, as well as the New York headquarters of a leading white shoe law firm.
Experience
Recent experience includes:
Representation of DNB Markets and SEB as joint global coordinators, and Danske Bank, Nordea and Swedbank as joint bookrunners, on the SEK 3.5 billion IPO and listing on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market of Sveafastigheter, a Sweden-based residential real estate company.
Representation of GiG Software PLC, a B2B iGaming technology company, and its former parent company Gentoo Media Inc. on the spin-off and distribution of Gentoo Media's platform business GiG Software to Gentoo Media's shareholders, and the listing of Swedish Depositary Receipts (SDRs) indirectly representing shares in GiG Software on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market. The spin-off splits Gentoo Media into two distinct entities: GiG Software, which will be operating independently as a new public company, managing the platform and sportsbook business; and Gentoo Media, which will continue to operate independently as a public company dual-listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and Oslo Børs and manage the media business. The spin-off was implemented by way of a series of transactions involving cross-border mergers in the US and Malta, and the issuance of Norwegian Depository Receipts, representing Maltese shares, and SDRs.
Representation of SEB and Nordea on the SEK 1.125 billion directed share issue by Vitec Software Group, a leading vertical software provider listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Representation of Citi, Handelsbanken and Nordea, as underwriters, joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, on the SEK 13.95 billion (approximately US$ 1.33 billion) rights issue of Beijer Ref, one of the largest refrigeration wholesalers in the world.
Representation of Koskisen Corporation, a Finnish family-owned wood processing company, on the IPO and listing on Nasdaq Helsinki. Nordea acted as the sole global coordinator and bookrunner. At the offer price, Koskisen Corporation had a market capitalization of approximately €141.5 million.
Representation of Citigroup, SEB and Carnegie on the rights issue of SEK 9.583 billion of Securitas AB (publ), a global provider of security services based in Sweden.
Representation of Van Lanschot Kempen N.V. and Pareto Securities AB acting as Joint Bookrunners on the SEK148 million rights issue of class B shares in Biovica International AB (publ), a biotechnology company listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market.
Representation of the underwriters on the SEK 20 billion IPO and listing on Nasdaq Stockholm of Volvo Cars, a Swedish car manufacturer. This was the second largest listing ever on Nasdaq Stockholm by that time.
Representation of Norva24, a leading Northern European UIM company, offering UIM services such as emptying services, pressure washing and pipe services in the Nordics and Germany, on its SEK 2.313 billion IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Representation of Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ), Jefferies GmbH and Jefferies International Limited, as joint global coordinators, and Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, Danske Bank A/S, Danmark, Sverige Filial and DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Sweden Branch, as joint bookrunners, on the MSEK 5,561 initial public offering and Nasdaq Stockholm listing of BYGGFAKTA GROUP Nordic HoldCo AB (publ), a leading market intelligence and sales enablement for the European construction industry.
Representation of Carnegie Investment Bank AB, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE and J.P. Morgan AG as joint global coordinators, and BNP PARIBAS, Danske Bank A/S, Danmark, Sverige Filial, DNB Markets, part of DNB Bank ASA, Sweden Branch, Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB and Swedbank AB as joint bookrunners, on the SEK 13.4 billion initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq Stockholm of Storskogen Group AB.
Representation of Cary Group, a leading vehicle glass repair and replacement provider offering sustainable car care solutions in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, UK and Spain and a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, on the launch of its initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Representation of J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as sole physical bookrunner and joint global coordinator, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, as joint bookrunner and joint global coordinator, and BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Natixis and Société Générale, as joint bookrunners, on the €200 million offering of 6.50% senior secured notes due 2024 by Louvre Bidco SAS, an independent debt-servicer and debt-purchaser in France and Italy, to refinance certain of its existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. Louvre Bidco SAS is a subsidiary of funds advised by BC Partners. The notes have been admitted to the official list and to trading on the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin.
Representation of Nordea Bank Abp and Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers and OP Corporate Bank plc, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Helsinki Branch and Swedbank AB (publ) (in cooperation with Kepler Cheuvreux S.A.) as the co-lead managers in the fully underwritten approximately €510 million rights offering of Finnair Oyj, the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland.
Representation of Danske Bank A/S, a Danish financial institution, in its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding US$1.5 billion 5.000% non-preferred senior notes due 2022 for newly issued US$-denominated 5.000% non-preferred senior fixed rate resettable notes due 2023 and a cash fee of US$2.00 per US$1,000 principal amount of existing notes exchanged. US$419,257,000 aggregate principal amount of existing notes were validly tendered and accepted. BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Danske Bank A/S and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as dealer managers. The existing notes are admitted to the official list and to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Dublin. The new notes have been admitted to the official list and to trading on the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin.
Representation of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and Danske Bank as joint global coordinators, and Swedbank and Stifel as joint bookrunners, in the €230 million (SEK 2.3 billion) initial public offering and dual listing of Nanoform, a company in the business of particle engineering (nanoforming) of active pharmaceutical ingredients, on the First North Growth Market of Nasdaq Helsinki and Nasdaq Stockholm. The IPO was completed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Representation of Stora Enso Oyj in the annual update of its €4 billion medium-term note (EMTN) program. Citigroup is acting as arranger and Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, DNB, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan, NatWest Markets, Nordea, OP Corporate Bank plc and SEB are acting as dealers under the program. Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper.
