Newcomb, Dominic J.

Dominic J. Newcomb

Partner

dominic.newcomb@lw.com
    Newcomb, Dominic J.

    Dominic J. Newcomb

    Partner

    dominic.newcomb@lw.com
    Band 1 – Banking & Finance

    Chambers Europe 2023

    "Clients go to Dominic for their most difficult and challenging work."

    Chambers Europe 2023

    "Dominic runs a slick process for his clients and is very strong as a practitioner."

    Chambers Europe 2023

    “Dominic Newcomb is a model in client service. He has a deep knowledge of the market and of how to navigate it.” 

    Chambers Europe 2022

    “He is first class.”

    Chambers Europe 2022

    Profile

    Dominic Newcomb is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member and former Vice Chair of the firm’s global Finance Department. Mr. Newcomb practices in the field of international bank finance representing sponsors and borrowers in a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing and restructuring transactions.

    Mr. Newcomb has extensive experience in senior, mezzanine, and bridge debt finance for leveraged cross-border acquisitions. He also has experience in insolvency and restructuring matters, representing sponsors and debtors throughout the capital structure in numerous complex transactions.

    Experience

    Mr. Newcomb's representative matters include advising:

    • Platinum Equity in connection with the bank financing of its acquisition of Biscuit International Group
    • An EQT led consortium in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Nestlé Skin Health
    • Platinum Equity in connection with the senior financing of its acquisition of the Iberconsa group
    • EQT on the senior and second lien financing for its acquisition of Dellner Couplers
    • EQT on the senior and second lien financing incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Suse business
    • Partners Group in connection with the bank financing of its acquisition of Schleich Holding
    • Sivantos, an EQT portfolio company, on the senior and second lien facilities incurred in connection with its merger with the Widex group
    • The Carlyle Group on the financing for the €10.1 billion acquisition by Carlyle and GIC of AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business     
    • The Carlyle Group and InvestIndustrial on the financing for their acquisition of the International Design group
    • Platinum Equity with respect to the senior and second lien financing for its acquisition of the European vacation rental business of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
    • EQT on the senior and second lien refinancing of the IVC group, one of its portfolio companies, having acted for EQT on the original buy-out financing   
    • EQT on the bond and bank refinancing of Limacorporate S.p.A, one of its portfolio companies, having acted for EQT on the original buy-out financing   
    • The Carlyle Group in connection with the bank debt financing of its acquisition of the ADB Safegate Group   
    • The Carlyle Group in connection with the refinancing of its portfolio companies Comdata and Hunkemöller   

     

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • LPC, College of Law, London, 1995
    • Law Degree, Bristol University, 1994

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