Jennifer M. Engelhardt

Jennifer’s experience includes advising:

Energy and Infrastructure

• AkerBP on ADR and financing matters (including in connection with the DetNorske/Hess and BP mergers, as well as the acquisition of Swedish-listed Lundin Energy)
• Banks on a green notes offering by Getlink, the manager and operator of a railroad tunnel connecting continental Europe and the United Kingdom
• Banking syndicates and the lead managers in a bridge financing, three offerings of notes, and multiple consent solicitations by Wind, the Italian telecom company, and several of its subsidiaries regarding issuances aggregating over €6 billion
• Banks on capital markets and acquisition financings for energy producer and supplier Viridian, including wind power assets
• Banks on debt and equity financing matters for Petrofac plc, a UK-listed international energy services company 
• Limak Yenilenebilir Enerji A.Ş. (Limak Renewables), a renewable energy provider based in Turkey, on its offering of US$525 million in 9.625% senior green amortizing notes
• Banks on financing matters for Energia, an Irish energy company operating over 300 MW of onshore wind, and purchases of renewable energy generation capacity across Ireland through offtake contracts
• Banks on multiple notes offerings by KCA Deutag, an oil and gas drilling, engineering, and technology company, totaling over US$1.3 billion
• Banks on a notes offering by Kier Group plc, a leading provider of infrastructure services, construction, and property developments
• Banks on notes offering by Puma Energy, a Swiss multinational mid- and downstream oil company
• Banks on notes offering by Reno De Medici, a paper and packaging company
• Bibby Offshore, an offshore engineering and technical services provider to the energy sector, on its debt restructuring and sale
• Capricorn Energy plc, a UK-listed exploration and production company, on multiple financing matters, including its 2022 equity tender
• ContourGlobal, a UK renewable energy developer, on its capital markets financings
• Energean plc, an international hydrocarbon exploration and production company, and its subsidiary Energean Israel, in connection with complex notes financings on both a corporate and project/transition basis
• EnQuest plc in connection with its notes offerings and related liability management and corporate matters
• GoldenPeaks Capital, a renewable energy developer, on debt financing matters 
• Harbour Energy plc, a UK-listed exploration and production company, in connection with its notes offerings and related corporate matters
• Iberdrola Renovables on its IPO and subsequent corporate finance matters
• Ithaca Energy, a UK oil and gas company operating in the North Sea, on all of its notes offerings (including in connection with the acquisition of assets from Chevron)
• Lundin Energy, a Nordic exploration and production company, in connection with its inaugural US$2 billion notes offering
• Neptune Energy, an international exploration and production company, in connection with its notes offerings and related corporate matters
• OVO energy, a UK energy supply company, on its financing matters
• Puma Energy, a Swiss multinational mid- and downstream oil company, on multiple notes financings and liability management activities
• Seplat Petroelum Development company plc, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed on both the London and Nigerian Stock Exchanges, in connection with its notes offerings and related corporate matters
• Supporting banks providing notes and revolving credit financing to Seadrill in a full refinancing following its acquisition of Aquadrill
• Swissport, an independent provider of aviation services, on its c. €3 billion (equivalent) syndicated loan facilities — most recently a €300 million (equivalent) euro-dollar TLB recapitalization add-on
• The companies on the financing backing the merger of EQT portfolio company Sivantos and Widex
• Trident Energy plc, a UK developer of alternative energy equipment, in connection with its notes offerings
• Tullow Oil, a UK-listed exploration and production company, in connection with multiple offerings of notes totaling over US$3 billion, creating a novel capital structure for the energy industry, as well as on financing matters related to its proposed acquisition of UK-listed Capricorn
• Vår Energi in connection with its NOK7.7 billion IPO on the Oslo Børs, and subsequent ABBs, a bond financing, and other financings

Healthcare and Life Sciences

• A consortium led by EQT and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on the cross-border financing for the acquisition of Nestlé’s Skin Health, for a value of CHF10.2 billion
• A medical device and tech company on its proposed listing
• Cerba Healthcare, an EMEA-based provider of medical lab testing, on multiple notes offerings
• EQT and portfolio company WS Audiology, a manufacturer of hearing aids with headquarters in Denmark, on a number of financing matters
• An EQT-led consortium on the financing for the £4.5 billion recommended cash offer of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
• EQT on financing for its US$2.2 billion take-private of Recipharm, a Swedish pharmaceutical company
• An EQT-led consortium on financings for its acquisition of Schülke & Mayr, a healthcare company specializing in infection prevention
• IK Partners on the financing for its acquisition of Unither pharma, a global pharmaceutical company
• Limacorporate S.p.A., an Italian multinational in orthopedics and traumatology, in connection with its notes offerings

Tech / Fintech

• CFC, a leading technology-driven global insurance business, on a US$1.7 billion refinancing
• A club of 14 private credit lenders, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and that included Apollo, BlackRock, and Fortress Investment Group, on the €1.5 billion financing of SumUp, a global financial technology business
• A crypto miner on its proposed US listing
• Banks on a full-cycle financing, from the acquisition financing to the IPO of Nexi (formerly ICBPI), an Italian bank that specializes in payment systems
• EQT on the financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in AMCS, a global leader in performance and sustainability software for resource-intensive industries
• Finance providers to Synthomer plc on the ongoing rights offering, as well as on multiple capital markets transactions, including the previous rights issue in relation to the £654 million acquisition of US-listed Omnova Solutions Inc
• Finance providers supporting a bidder in the acquisition of non-US assets of William Hill, a UK-based company offering gaming, betting, online casino, and poker sites
• Finance providers to THG, a UK-listed e-commerce retail company, on multiple debt and equity financing instruments
• IK Investment Partners on financing matters, including in connection with its acquisition of Renta Group Oy, a leading Nordic generalist equipment rental company
• Klarna, a Swedish fintech company, on financing and corporate matters
• SUSE, a German software firm, on financing for its EQT purchase offer and delisting
• The underwriters on the US$29.4 billion IPO and listing of Saudi Aramco on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) and their issuance of US$12 billion notes

Industrials

• Belron on its €8.1 billion refinancing and dividend recapitalization, which, according to PitchBook, is the largest dividend recapitalization on record to date
• Ivanhoe Mines’ US$870 million issuance of senior unsecured notes
• Banks on multiple notes offerings by Perstorp, a Swedish chemical manufacturing company, totaling over €1.2 billion
• Banks on a notes offering by CeramTec, a manufacturer and supplier of technical ceramics
• Banks on a notes offering by Petra Diamonds, a UK-listed diamond mining group (awarded Africa Bonds: Corporate Deal of the Year by The Banker 2016)
• Banks on sustainability-linked financing supporting the acquisition by funds managed by Apollo of Italian-listed Reno de Medici, a paper and packaging company
• Banks on the notes offerings by CEVA Logistics, a global logistics and supply chain company
• Sponsors, corporates, and banks in auction processes requiring bridge commitment papers, including: WFS, Praxair/Linde, London City Airport, T-Mobile, Viridian, Rexam/Ball, Taminco, Birdseye/Igloo, Global Blue, GEA Heat Exchanges, Sulzer Metco, Nets, Synlabs, Teamsystems, Philips Lighting, and Sisal
• CANPACK, a Polish-headquartered global manufacturer of beverage cans and ends, glass packaging, and food and industrial packaging, on its capital market financings
• EQT and SUSE Linux in an acquisition financing backing the carve-out from US public company Micro Focus
• Finance providers to Apollo on its successful bid for United Living Group, a UK construction company
• Finance providers to Vedanta, an Indian multinational mining company, in connection with the offer by an investment vehicle for a UK plc
• KME, one of the world’s largest copper producers, on its notes offering alongside a securitization financing
• Limak Ciment, a cement and clinker manufacturer with operations in Turkey, Mozambique, and the Ivory Coast, in connection with its inaugural notes offering
• SVP in connection with the refinancing of Swissport, a Swiss aviation services company
• Swissport, the world’s leading independent provider of airport logistics services, in connection with its €1.2 billion financing
• Synthomer plc, a British-based specialty chemicals company, in connection with multiple capital markets and corporate matters
• The private equity sponsor on the debt restructuring and sale of CarTrawler, a global travel technology solution provider
• Tyman plc, a UK-listed and Ireland-headquartered supplier of engineered components to the door and window industry, on debt financing matters
• Victoria plc, UK-listed designer and manufacturer of flooring products, on multiple debt financing matters
• Youngs Seafood, a European food producer, on its debt restructuring and sale

Consumer Retail

• The lead arrangers on a comprehensive refinancing package for gategroup Holding AG and its subsidiaries, consisting of a €675 million term loan, a US$500 million term loan, and a CHF 300 million multicurrency revolving credit facility
• Banks on the £1.7 billion total financing for Apollo’s acquisition of Evri, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, which comprised a bridge financing to fund the acquisition alongside a syndicated TLB, followed by the issuance of £725 million 8.125% senior secured notes due 2031
• A consumer goods lifestyle tech company on its proposed listing in the United Arab Emirates
• A crypto miner on its proposed US listing
• EQT on the preferred equity financing in connection with the acquisition of BlueStep Bank, a Nordic mortgage provider
• Finance providers to Blackstone, CPP, and Kirkbi in connection with the acquisition of Merlin Entertainments plc, a UK-based leisure and entertainment company
• Finance providers to THG, a UK-listed e-commerce retail company, on multiple debt and equity financing instruments
• IK Investment Partners on financing matters, including in connection with its acquisition of Renta Group Oy, a leading Nordic generalist equipment rental company
• Kingsway on the acquisition and de-listing of Al Fakher, a consumer leisure company
• The Restaurant Group plc, a UK-listed casual dining company, on debt financing and corporate matters