Alex Despotovic

Alex’s experience includes advising: 

Debt Capital Markets – High Yield

• The initial purchasers in connection with various financings for SoftBank Group Corp., including its offering of US$4.2 billion (equivalent) senior notes and US$1.8 billion (equivalent) senior notes
• Ivanhoe Mines in connection with its debut offering of US$750 million senior notes 
• Domestic & General, a portfolio company of CVC, in connection with a syndicated €545 million term loan B, £165 million multi-currency revolving credit facility, and a £350 million senior secured notes offering
• The placement agents in connection with Aston Martin’s placement of US$175 million (equivalent) senior secured notes
• Belron UK Finance plc in connection with its €8.1 billion (equivalent) senior secured note and term loan financing   *Leveraged Loan of the Year – 2024 GlobalCapital Awards
• The initial purchasers in connection with Puma Energy’s US$500 million senior notes offering and concurrent tender offer for its outstanding dollar denominated senior notes due 2026
• The initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$525 million senior secured notes and €500 million senior secured notes by Flutter Treasury DAC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc
• The initial purchasers in connection with the offering by Helios Software Holdings, Inc. and ION Corporate Solutions Finance S.à r.l. (ION Corporates) of US$500 million senior secured notes and €300 million senior secured notes
• Synthomer plc in connection with various financings, including its inaugural high-yield bond offering of €520 million senior notes and its €350 million senior notes offering and concurrent tender offer for €370 million existing senior notes
• The initial purchasers in connection with CBR Fashion’s €470 million issuance of senior secured notes
• Zenith Vehicles, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Group plc, in its inaugural offering of £475 million of green senior secured notes and a new £65 million revolving credit facility
• Aermont Capital in connection with the acquisition financing of Keepmoat, a UK housebuilding company, including its £275 million senior secured notes offering
• Credit Suisse International in connection with Ideal Standard’s issuance of €325 million senior secured notes
• Tereos in connection with its offering of €300 million senior notes*
• Ardagh in connection with its US$2.8 billion offering of multi-currency, high-yield green notes in connection with its combination with Gores Holdings V, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company affiliated with The Gores Group*
• Paymentsense in connection with its inaugural high-yield bond offering of £290 million senior secured notes*
• Frigoglass, a Greek commercial refrigeration and glass producer, in connection with its offering of €260 million senior secured notes*
• The initial purchasers in connection with TalkTalk Telecom’s offering of £110 million senior notes*
• J.P. Morgan and various other banks in connection with multiple offerings of notes by Liberty Communications of Puerto Rico totaling more than US$2 billion*
• Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and Nomura in connection with Stonegate Pub Company’s offering of £1.25 billion of senior secured notes*
• NatWest Markets Securities and Morgan Stanley in connection with NatWest’s offering of US$850 million fixed-to-fixed reset rate subordinated tier 2 notes*

Debt Capital Markets – Investment Grade

• EQT (AB) publ in connection with its inaugural US$500 million senior notes offering
• Harbour Energy, a UK-listed exploration and production company, in connection with its inaugural investment grade offering of €1.6 billion senior notes and subsequent senior notes and hybrid notes offerings totaling over US$2 billion (equivalent)
• Vår Energi in connection with its inaugural issuance of US$500 million senior notes and subsequent multiple offerings of senior notes totaling approximately US$5 billion
• Aker BP in connection with several offerings totaling over US$2.5 billion and concurrent tender offers for existing senior notes
• Lundin Energy, a Nordic exploration and production company, in connection with its inaugural US$2 billion senior notes offering
• Citycon in connection with its inaugural issuance of €350 million subordinated fixed to reset rate 5.25 year non-call undated green capital securities and subsequent offering of €200 million guaranteed notes*

Equity Capital Markets

• Vår Energi in connection with its NOK7.7 billion (US$864 million) initial public offering on the Oslo Børs
• HitecVision in connection with a club-deal placement of shares in Vår Energi ASA, raising approximately NOK3.7 billion (US$340 million)
• Synthomer Plc on its £276 million rights issue and share consolidation on the London Stock Exchange
• HitecVision in connection multiple accelerated bookbuild offerings of shares in Vår Energi ASA, raising approximately NOK16 billion (US$1.5 billion)
• VNV Global Ltd. in connection with its rights offering and redomestication from Bermuda to Sweden*
• TD Securities and RBC Capital Markets in connection with Kinder Morgan Canada's C$1.75 billion initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange*
• Nordic Paper in connection with its SEK2.9 billion initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq Stockholm*

Liability Management Transactions and Restructurings

• Various issuers, including Harbour Energy, Aker BP, Synthomer, and Citycon, in connection with cash tender offers for existing notes
• AFE S.A. SICAV-RAIF, a specialist European non-performing loan and real estate investment firm affiliated with Veld Capital (formerly AnaCap Credit), in connection with a comprehensive recapitalization, including an extension of the maturity of existing notes, new term loan facilities totaling €132.9 million, the issuance of approximately €35.7 million additional notes, and an equity transfer of the AFE Group to certain noteholders and funds managed by AGG
• Lowell, one of Europe’s largest credit management companies, on its recapitalization, which was implemented consensually, including the partial redemption of existing notes, an extension of the maturity of existing notes, the issuance of £250 million (equivalent) of HoldCo PIK notes, and the issuance of €250 million of ‘1.5 lien’ new money notes

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham