Hugh O’Sullivan advises financial sponsors together with their portfolio companies, corporates, funds, and financial institutions on a full spectrum of complex and multi-jurisdictional financing transactions.

Hugh draws on almost two decades of experience advising clients on high-value leveraged finance and restructuring transactions, including:

  • Unitranche
  • Bank and bond/bridge
  • First and second lien
  • Bank and mezzanine
  • Holdco PIK
  • Margin Loans
  • Asset based financings

Hugh trained at another international law firm and spent his early career at Latham & Watkins, during which time he was seconded to Goldman Sachs. Before returning to Latham he practiced with other international law firms.

Hugh’s experience includes advising:

  • TA Associates on the financing in connection with its strategic partnership in Craigs Investment Partners
  • DoorDash, Inc. on the financing of its take-private of food delivery platform Deliveroo plc
  • TA Associates and Genstar Capital and their portfolio company, Cyncly, on the refinancing of Cyncly's existing credit facilities
  • TA Associates on the financing of its sale and reinvestment in Solabia group, a France-based group specialized in the production and distribution of ingredients for various industries worldwide including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and nutrition
  • TA Associates on the financing of its take-private of FD Technologies, a London-listed data and analytics software business
  • IK Partners: 
    • On the financing for its acquisition of a minority stake in Seventeen Group, a leading independent insurance and risk management organization in the UK
    • In connection with the financing if its majority investment in Dains Accountants, a leading provider of accountancy and business advisory services in the UK*
  • TA Associates and Francisco Partners on their agreement to become co-controlling shareholders of TA’s existing portfolio company, Orisha, a leading European vertical software company established to bring industry-specific ERP software to a variety of end markets in France*
  • A consortium of investors comprising TA Associates and Montagu Private Equity in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Harvest France SAS*
  • A consortium of investors comprising PSG Equity, TA Associates, and Verdane in connection with the refinancing of the existing debt facilities of their portfolio company Hornetsecurity and the acquisition of Vade*
  • TA Associates on its:
    • Investment financing for Craigs Investment Partners, a leading wealth management firm in New Zealand*
    • Strategic growth investment alongside Carlyle in SER, a global intelligent content automation software vendor*
    • Acquisition of Faria Education Group, a leader in international education systems and services*
    • Refinancing of its existing debt in relation to its strategic investment into Hornetsecurity, a leading international cloud security and compliance SaaS provider*
    • Combination of Compusoft with Genstar-backed 2020 Technologies to create a global provider of planning and manufacturing solutions for residential and commercial spaces*
    • Investment in Apex Group, a global financial services provider to asset managers, financial institutions, family offices, and companies*
  • TA Associates together with Warburg Pincus on their investment in Epassi, a leading digital payments provider for employee benefits*
  • TA Associates together with Stirling Square on the IPO of construction software provider Byggfakta*
  • Biocomposites, a portfolio company of TA Associates, on the terms of its refinancing*
  • TowerBrook Capital Partners on its:
    • Acquisition of Team Eiffel, a leading provider of integrated consulting and project delivery, outsourcing, and interim professional services, from Gilde*
    • Impact investment in Envevo, a provider of EV design and installation engineering services*
    • Impact investment in TXO, a provider of telecom network hardware and asset management services*
    • Acquisition of leading provider of premium finance for commercial and retail insurance products, Premium Credit, from Cinven*
  • A consortium comprising Stirling Square, TA Associates, and Macquarie, on its recommended public offer to acquire all shares in Byggfakta, a leading provider of data, insights, and software solutions for the construction industry*
  • H.I.G. Capital on its:
    • Acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Sleepeezee, a UK-based producer of bespoke and luxury beds and mattresses; which combined with H.I.G.’s existing portfolio company, Silentnight, the UK’s leading bed and mattress manufacturer, and is collectively marketed as “The Sleep Group”*
    • Affiliate’s acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Axis Europe, a leading UK provider of property maintenance services*
    • Acquisition of CLC Group, a leading UK provider of property and asset refurbishment*
  • Family shareholders of Fedrigoni on their reinvestment in the Italian specialty paper producer alongside Bain Capital and BC Partners*
  • EMZ Partners and Sagard on the 4th LBO acquisition of Safic-Alcan, a French independent distributor of specialty chemicals*
  • EQT-backed Cerba Healthcare on its agreement to acquire specialized contract research organization Viroclinics from Summit Partners*
  • HoldCo SAS, a holding company controlled by Xavier Niel, in the financing of the simplified public tender offer for iliad SA shares launched by HoldCo II, a holding company controlled by HoldCo; the iliad Group is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Europe*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 2006
  • LLB Law, University of Birmingham, 2004