Sport related financings 

• 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. 
• Premier league clubs in respect of receivable financings related to transfer agreements. 
• PGIM on their subscription to the private placement of EUR 150m of fixed rate bonds issued by Juventus Football Club S.p.A. 

LBOs

• 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. 

Refinancings

• 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 a Sponsor’s portfolio asset containing a group of financial services providers. 

Corporate Lending 

• 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. 

Secondment

• Luke has spent 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.