Bryant B. Edwards

Bryant Edwards is Office Managing Partner of Latham Watkins' Middle East offices. Mr. Edwards has practiced law with the firm since 1981 and recently relocated to Dubai from the firm's London office, where he served as Chair of the Corporate Department. He also previously served as Chair of the Los Angeles Office Corporate Department. His practice includes representation of companies and investment banking firms in merger and acquisition transactions and in public and private offerings of securities, with a particular emphasis on issuances and restructurings of debt securities.

Mr. Edwards served as Chairman of the European High Yield Association from 2004 through 2007. Mr. Edwards is mentioned as a leading lawyer for high yield in Legal 500 UK 2007 and in the 2008 editions of IFLR and Chambers, with Chambers citing that he is "one of the very best in the business" and an "absolute leader".

Mr. Edwards matters have included:

• Representation of Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HVB Corporates and Markets and The Royal Bank of Scotland in the offering by TUI AG of €450,000,000 of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2012, €550,000,000 of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2010 and €300,000,000 of Perpetual Subordinated Fixed to Floating Rate Bonds.
• Representation of Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and BNP Paribas in the offering by UPC Holding B.V. of €300,000,000 of 8 3/8 % Senior Notes due 2014.
• Representation of Credit Suisse First Boston and JP Morgan in the offering by UPC Holding B.V. of €500,000,000 of 7 ¾ % Senior Notes due 2014.
• Representation of BNP Paribas and SG Corporate & Investment Banking in the offering by Saur FG4 S.A. of €265,000,000 Senior Notes due 2015.
• Representation of Cablecom Luxemborg S.C.A. in its offering of €825,884,529 Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2010 for CHF 390,000,00; Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2010 for €200,000,000; Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2012 for €375,000,000.
• Representation of Goldman Sachs International, Deutsche Bank AG London, Bank of America, BNP Paribas and The Royal Bank of Scotland in the offering by Satbirds Capital Participations S.C.A. (EutelSat) of €300,000,000 of Floating Rate Senior PIK Notes due 2014.
• Representation of Buhrmann US Inc. in its offering of $150 million of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014.
• Representation of Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and Citigroup Global Markets in the offering by EB Holdings, Inc. of €250,000,000 Senior PIK Notes due 2015.
• Representation of ING Bank and HBOS in the offering by Focus DIY (Finance PLC) of £100,000,000 of Mezzanine Notes due 2015.
• Representation of Goldman Sachs International and Deutsche Bank in the offering by Cognis Holding GmbH & Co. KG of €530,000,000 of Floating Rate Senior PIK Notes due 2015.
• Representation of Bank of America Securities and BNP Paribas in the offering by Remy Cointreau of €200 million of Senior Notes due 2012.
• Representation of The Royal Bank of Scotland and WestLB AG in the offering by TUI AG of €400 million of Floating Rate Notes due 2009.
• Representation of The Royal Bank of Scotland, Commerzbank and WestLB AG in the offering by TUI AG of €625 million of Senior Notes due 2011.
• Representation of Goldman Sachs & Co., JP Morgan and Citigroup in the offering by Cognis GmbH and subsidiaries of €345 million of Senior Notes due 2014 and €235 million of Floating Rate Second Lien Notes due 2013.

Mr. Edwards has authored a number of articles including: 

• "Hybrid Bonds and High Yield:  Will the Marriage Last?" Euromoney Hybrid Capital Handbook (2006/07)
• "Securities Offerings and Listings in the US: An Overview for Non-US Issuers," IFLR (2006)
• "Developments in Financing Leveraged Acquisitions in Europe," 1460 PLI 493 (2004)
• "Recent Developments in Financing Leveraged Acquisitions in Europe," 1400 PLI 1155 (2003)
• "Restructuring European High Yield Bonds" 1347 PLI 753 (2002)
• "Restructuring High-Yield Securities Through Prepackaged Bankruptcies," 5 Insights 3-10 (Prentice-Hall)
• "Modifying Debt Securities: The Search For the Elusive `New Security' Doctrine," 47 The Business Lawyer 571
• "Mandatory Class Action Lawsuits as a Restructuring Technique" 19 Pepperdine Law Review 875
• "Restructuring Leveraged Buyouts: An Overview," Thirteenth Annual Institute (Prentice Hall). 

Prior to his move to London, Mr. Edwards was a lecturer in Law at the UCLA School of Law.

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