Jenn Engelhardt represents companies and financing sources in complex, high-profile debt and equity offerings and acquisition financings. She previously served as the Global Vice Chair of Latham’s Corporate Department.

She draws on more than two decades of experience in the London market, handling high-profile, cross-border capital markets and other financing transactions across a range of industries. 

Jenn has an impressive track record of successful transactions and has steered clients through novel and groundbreaking structures, developing both market standards and a keen awareness of commercial and market dynamics. Her reputation as a collaborative problem solver with a multifaceted view of multiple industries regularly earns her a seat in clients’ boardrooms advising on strategic questions beyond a specific transaction.

Jennifer’s experience includes advising:

Energy and Infrastructure

  • 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
  • Harbour Energy plc, a UK-listed exploration and production company, in connection with its notes offerings and related corporate 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
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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

  • 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

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
  • New York

Education

  • JD, New York University School of Law, 2005
  • BA, University of Notre Dame, 2002