Luke Newling
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Luke Newling

Senior Associate

Email

luke.newling@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1981

Offices

London

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Luke is a Senior Associate in the Debt Finance Group, with a focus on leveraged finance transactions and other event-driven financings (particularly in the sport industry).
He has experience acting principally for lenders (mainly private credit funds) on sponsor-backed acquisition finance. 
 
Luke has previously spent 6 months at a global financial institution on secondment in their legal team in London and 11 months on secondment in their corporate credit team supporting ALF transactions.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • The private credit lenders supporting acquisition by CapVest of Natra, a leading European Chocolatier 
  • The mandated lead arrangers on the financing supporting the EUR2.3 billion acquisition by Apollo of Ingenico, Worldline’s payment terminals business. 
  • The debt financing sources supporting the £2.27bn acquisition by ASDA (a portfolio company of TDR and the Issa brothers) of EG Group’s UK and Ireland business. 
  • The private credit lenders supporting the €2.9bn acquisition by Cinven of Idealista, Spain's leading real estate portal.
  • HPS Investment Partners on the financing supporting CVC’s minority investment into the commercial subsidiary of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, incorporated for the purposes of the commercialisation of the audio-visual rights of the French football league. 
  • The underwriters in connections with the EUR2bn financing by CVC’s investment in La Liga, the top professional football division of the Spanish football league. 
  • A Premier league club in respect of receivable financings related to transfer agreements. 
  • The initial purchasers and mandated lead arrangers on the EUR2.4 billion high yield bond and loan refinancing for Partners Group-owned Emeria (formerly Foncia). 
  • Certain lenders in respect of the refinancing of Technicolor’s existing debt. 
  • The private credit lenders in respect of the refinancing of Sponsor’s portfolio asset containing a group of financial services providers
  • The mandated lead arrangers in respect of a €12.5bn revolving credit facility for a business in the aviation industry 
  • The global co-ordinators in respect of a €12bn multicurrency revolving credit facility for a business in the automotive industry
  • A significant period of time on secondment to a JP Morgan, assisting their credit and leverage finance teams with a range of acquisition focused financings. 

Qualifications

Admissions

England and Wales, 2016

Academic

BCL, Law, University College Dublin, 2011

LLM, Banking and Finance Law, University College London, 2012 (First class hons)

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.