Luby, Ian James

Ian James Luby

Associate

ian.luby@lw.com
    Luby, Ian James

    Ian James Luby

    Associate

    ian.luby@lw.com

    Profile

    Ian Luby is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the Finance Department.

    Mr. Luby’s experience includes advising sponsors, corporate borrowers, direct lenders, and other financial institutions on a broad range of finance transactions across the capital stack, including complex cross-border acquisition and leveraged financing and refinancing transactions. He also spent time on secondment to the direct lending and emerging markets desks of a leading investment bank.

    Mr. Luby also has experience acting for issuers and originators on a broad range of structured finance transactions involving a variety of asset classes.

    Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Luby worked at a leading Magic Circle law firm.

    Experience

    Mr. Luby’s experience includes advising:

    • Astorg Partners on the financing of its acquisition of IPCOM
    • The lead arrangers on the financing of the acquisition by Ali Holding S.r.l. of Welbilt, Inc.
    • 888 plc on the financing of its acquisition of William Hill’s international business
    • Drax Group plc on its C$310 million refinancing of debt facilities acquired in connection with its acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.*
    • Palamon Capital Partners and its portfolio company, Simplify, on its combination with My Home Move and the refinancing of the combined group*
    • Palamon Capital Partners on its sale of Feelunique to Sephora*
    • A leading investment bank on the financing aspects of a take-private acquisition of an AIM-listed software producer*
    • A corporate borrower on its US$1.9 billion debt facilities in connection with its bid to acquire a NASDAQ-listed target*
    • A variety of FTSE 250 corporates on the amendment and refinancing of syndicated working capital facilities*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • GDL, BPP University, 2016
      with distinction
    • LPC, BPP University, 2016
      with distinction
    • BA in Classics, University College Dublin, 2014
      First Class Honors

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