Matthew B. Schneider

Mr. Schneider's experience includes representing:

• The initial purchasers on the issuance of €400 million Senior Secured Notes and US$425 million Senior Secured Notes of INEOS, a multinational chemicals company
• IK Investment Partners on a €350 million issuance of Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes in connection with its acquisition of Renta Group Oy, a leading Nordic generalist equipment rental company
• The initial purchasers on the US$450 million issuance by Energean, upstream oil and gas company focused on developing resources in the Mediterranean
• Almirall, S.A., a leading international pharmaceutical company, in its offering of €300 million Senior Notes in connection with refinancing of its existing debt
• Ithaca Energy, upstream oil and gas company focused on North Sea production, in connection with its offering of US$500 million Senior Notes
• The initial purchasers in the €500 million Senior Unsecured Notes, €800 million Senior Secured Notes, and US$500 million Senior Secured Notes of INEOS Quattro, a multinational chemicals company
• The lenders in Aston Martin’s new comprehensive financing package across the equity and debt tranches
• Tullow Oil in connection with multiple offerings of notes totaling over US$3 billion, creating a novel capital structure for the energy industry
• The lenders to the consortium of Advent, Cinven, and RAG in bond financing for their acquisition of thyssenkrupp's Elevator, a leading international provider of elevator technology with operations in more than 1,000 locations worldwide, headquartered in Germany
• Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley in bond-to-loan exchange with a side-by-side bond refinancing and loan amendment and extension for Synlab, awarded High Yield Deal of the Year at IFLR's Europe Awards 2021
• Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, and HSBC as representatives of the initial purchasers in bond financing for INEOS Styrolution 
• J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, and a syndicate of banks in bond financing for WOM, a Chilean telecom
• Brookfield and Schoeller Allibert in a bond refinancing for Schoeller Allibert, a global manufacturer of returnable transit packaging products
• Varde Partners in bridge to bond financing for WiZink Bank, an Iberian consumer finance provider
• Goldman Sachs, BNPP, Credit Suisse, and a syndicate of banks in bond financing for Selecta, a European self-service coffee and convenience food provider
• Morgan Stanley and a syndicate of banks in multiple bond financings for Naviera Armas, a Canary Islands ferry operator, including debut issuance, private placement tack-on, and bridge to bond buyout financing for acquisition of Trasmediterránea
• Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and a syndicate of banks in bridge to bond financing for Allfunds Bank, a mutual fund distribution platform being purchased by Hellman & Friedman and GIC
• Goldman Sachs and HSBC in bond financing for Topaz Marine, an international offshore support vessel and marine solutions provider
• Deutsche Bank and a syndicate of banks in bond financing for Moto, a UK motorway service area operator
• J.P. Morgan and One Equity Partners in debut bond financing for Schoeller Allibert Group, a global manufacturer of returnable transit packaging products based in the Netherlands
• Deutsche Bank, an international bank and NatWest in bridge financing and change of control consent solicitation in connection with the acquisition by I Squared Capital of the Viridian Group
• J. P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs in multiple bond financings for Synlab, a European clinical labs group, including bridge to bond financings for the acquisitions by Cinven of Labco, a French-based European clinical labs group and Synlab, a German-based European clinical labs group, as well as a private placement tack-on and partial bond refinancing for the combined entity
• Nordic Capital in bond financing for Lindorff, a European credit management services provider
• Goldman Sachs, ING, and J.P. Morgan in bond financing for Paroc, a European premium stone wool producer headquartered in Finland
• Deutsche Bank and a syndicate of banks in bond financing for Almirall, an international pharmacuetical company headquartered in Spain
• J.P. Morgan and a syndicate of banks in bond financing for VTR, a Chilean telecommunications operator
• Credit Suisse and a syndicate of banks in bridge and bond LBO financing for the acquisition by Liberty Global of Virgin Media, a UK telecommunications operator
• J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse in bond financing for Nokia Siemens Networks, a global telecommunications infrastructure provider
• J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse in bond financing for MyDentist (formerly IDH), a UK dental services provider
• Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and other investment banks on a variety of public and private equity offerings, including a US registered IPO for Elster Group SE and a subscription rights offering for Banco Sabadell
• Various banks in bond financings and an exchange and tender offer for Unitymedia, a German telecommunications operator
• J.P. Morgan and another leading financial institution in bond financings and a consent solicitation for INEOS, a global chemical company
• Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs in bond financings for Ziggo, a Dutch telecommunications operator