Bryce McCarthy is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins.

Bryce represents sponsors, corporate borrowers, and financial institutions across a broad range of transactions, including complex cross-border leveraged and acquisition financings, bridge financings, refinancings, restructuring, investment grade loans, post-IPO facilities, and other secured lending transactions.

He advises clients on a variety of transactions across industries, including technology, childcare, healthcare, education, telecommunications, media, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing, and energy.

Prior to joining Latham, Bryce practiced in the Sydney office of an international law firm and an Australian top-tier independent law firm. During this time, he completed a secondment to a leading global investment bank.

Bryce’s experience includes advising:

  • Bridgepoint on its financing for the acquisition of MyDentist, the UK’s leading provider of affordable dentistry
  • The lead arrangers on the financing of Apollo’s £2.7 billion acquisition of Evri, the UK’s largest parcel delivery business
  • Carco on its financing for the acquisition of SKF’s non-core aerospace operation
  • Carlyle on its proposed acquisition of energy assets from Energean
  • Boluda Towage, a global leader in maritime services, on:
    • The amend-and-extend and upsize of its €1.1 billion term loan B and revolving facilities
    • The syndicated raising of a €2.15 billion (equivalent) senior secured term loan B and a €300 million revolving credit facility
  • Energy Capital Partners on its US$2.5 billion take-private of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, a UK incorporated company listed on Nasdaq
  • Biffa, a leading UK-based industrial waste services company owned by Energy Capital Partners, in the debut issuance of £830 million-equivalent senior secured notes to refinance existing indebtedness and the concurrent establishment of a £300 million revolving credit facility
  • VertiGIS a global leader in geospatial solutions for utilities, governments, and commercial enterprises, backed by Battery Ventures, on its UK take-private acquisition of 1Spatial
  • Third Space, a portfolio company of KSL Capital Partners, in relation to its financing
  • A top-tier global sponsor on its acquisition of an Australian and New Zealand childcare portfolio*
  • A US-listed property software business on its takeover by way of a scheme of arrangement of an Australian SaaS technology business*
  • An Australian top-tier sponsor on its acquisition of an advanced electronics manufacturer*
  • Global investment banks on their financing of a top-tier global sponsor on its pre-IPO bridging facility*
  • A global pension fund on its acquisition of an aircraft services business*
  • An Australian sponsor and New Zealand sponsor on their joint acquisition of a healthcare business*
  • The Australian group of a European listed retail business on its global restructure and subsequent divestitures*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)
  • New South Wales (Australia)

Education

  • GDLP, College of Law, Sydney, 2014
  • LLB & BA, University of Canberra, 2012