Quek, Angel

Angel Quek

Partner

angel.quek@lw.com
    Quek, Angel

    Angel Quek

    Partner

    angel.quek@lw.com
    Next Generation Partner – Acquisition Finance

    The Legal 500 UK 2024

    "Advises a balanced mix of creditors and debtors and is one of the firm’s more junior practitioners forging a strong reputation in the market."

    The Legal 500 UK 2023

    Angel was featured in Legal Week’s 2018 Rising Stars in Private Equity and commended for her "depth of experience advising on some of the market's most significant transactions."

    Profile

    Angel Quek represents private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, borrowers, and other financial institutions on a broad range of financing transactions.

    Ms. Quek focuses on cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance. She has in-depth knowledge and experience over a variety of debt capital structures, including: 

    • Senior / mezzanine financings
    • First lien / second lien financings
    • High yield bond transactions (including bridge to bond and super senior revolving facilities)
    • Bridge facilities
    • Unitranche financings
    • Holdco / PIK facilities
    • Post-IPO financings

    Ms. Quek has been recognized as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 and as a Rising Star in Private Equity by Legal Week.

    Ms. Quek was a former member of the BVCA Legal & Accounting Committee. She has also served on the firm’s Associates Committee.

    Experience

    Ms. Quek's experience includes advising:

    • Allegro (and Cinven, Permira, and MidEuropa) on its post-IPO debt facilities and the sponsor consortium on the initial acquisition financing
    • Permira on the financing of its acquisition of Exclusive Networks
    • Astorg on the financing of its acquisition of Anaqua
    • Permira on the financing of its acquisition of Quotient Sciences
    • CVC on the acquisition financing of Breitling and subsequent dividend recapitalisation
    • IK Partners on the financing of its acquisition of Kersia, through a ESG-linked syndicated TLB
    • Partners Group on the financing of its acquisition of Schleich
    • Onex on the financing of its acquisition of KidsFoundation
    • Permira in the financing of its acquisition of the Corin Group
    • Lowell Group and Permira on its high yield / super-senior RCF financing
    • TeamSystem and Hellman & Friedman on its high yield / super-senior RCF refinancing
    • Leonard Green & Partners on the bank/bond financing of its acquisition of PureGym

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2006
      With Distinction
    • Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2006

    Practices

    Recognition