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Thomas Miller has experience acting on a wide range of financings and restructurings. He has broad experience in the leveraged finance space acting on complex cross-border acquisition financings and refinancings in a variety of industries, with a particular focus on infrastructure and leisure.

Thomas also has significant experience in asset-backed and structured finance transactions, including transactions backed by residential mortgage loans, development loans, SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) loans, fintech-related financial assets, consumer receivables, and other specialty finance transactions, acting for arrangers, lenders, sponsors, originators, and servicers. He has a particular focus on acquisitions and restructurings of multijurisdictional nonperforming loan portfolios.

Thomas has completed two secondments with the structured products legal team at Goldman Sachs and was previously seconded to the loan portfolios team at CarVal Investors.

Experience

  • J.F. Lehman sells offshore support vessel Global SymphonyJones Day advised J.F. Lehman & Company and its portfolio company, Global Marine, in the sale of the Global Symphony offshore support vessel to Jan de Nul Group, and sale of other related assets to another strategic investor.
  • Macquarie agrees to acquire Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for approximately €2.4 billionJones Day is advising Macquarie Asset Management in the execution of a put option agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group, for approximately €2.4 billion.
  • Alternative investment management firm participates in €590 million growth equity funding round of global fintech payments platformJones Day advised an alternative investment management firm in connection with participation in a €590 million growth equity funding round of a global fintech payments platform.
  • Direct lender provides $100 million term loan facility to designer and developer of enterprise softwareJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, collateral agent, and sole lead arranger, in connection with a $80 million senior secured term loan facility and $20 million senior secured delayed draw term loan facility provided to a designer and developer of enterprise software, the proceeds of which were used, in part, to finance the acquisition of a data technology provider.
  • J.F. Lehman portfolio company acquires Tube TechJones Day advised long-standing client J.F. Lehman & Company, a leading mid-market private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace, and maritime sections, in connection with the acquisition by portfolio company Integrated Global Services, Inc., a leading provider of thermal spray and other surface protection solutions, of international cleaning and inspections solutions provider, Tube Tech.
  • Arsenal acquires ATP Group from Bregal UnternehmerkapitalJones Day advised Arsenal Capital Partners in the acquisition of ATP Group, a leading Swiss based manufacturer of water-based adhesive tapes, from Bregal Unternehmerkapital.
  • Arsenal Capital Partners' portfolio company Fenzi Holdings acquires Advanced Glass Technologies business of Johnson Matthey PLCJones Day represented Arsenal Capital Partners' portfolio company, Fenzi Holdings SPV S.p.A., in the acquisition and financing of the Advanced Glass Technologies business of Johnson Matthey PLC, which manufactures advanced glass enamels, precious metal pastes and conductive inks for use in automotive glass and other industry applications.
  • TransDigm Group obtains $50 million revolving credit facilityJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated in connection with a $50 million revolving credit facility provided by Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
  • Bally's acquires Gamesys for $2.7 billionJones Day advised Bally's Corporation in connection with the $2.7 billion acquisition and financing of Gamesys Ltd., an LSE-listed online gaming company.
  • Direct lenders provide €250 million secured facility for acquisition of shares in global technology businessJones Day advised a direct lender in connection with a €250 million secured term loan facility to corporate purchaser of shares in leading global technology business.
  • Macquarie acquires Beauparc Utilities, Ireland’s largest waste management companyJones Day advised Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 in the acquisition and financing of Beauparc Utilities, Ireland’s largest waste management company.
  • Bally’s completes $1.5 billion Senior Notes offeringJones Day represented Bally's Corporation, a leading owner and operator of 14 casinos across ten states as well as online gaming and sports betting platforms, in connection with the issuance by two of its unrestricted subsidiaries of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2029 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2031.
  • Merchant banking firm provides $165 million acquisition financing to multinational software companyJones Day represented a merchant banking firm in connection with a $165 million senior secured credit facility supporting the acquisition of a multinational software company.
  • Direct lenders provide €750 million secured facility to global payments service providerJones Day advised a direct lender in connection with its investment in a €750 million secured facility to a global payments service provider for the purposes of refinancing existing indebtedness and providing growth capital.
  • OakNorth refinances Staycity GroupJones Day advised OakNorth Bank plc in connection with its refinancing of the Staycity Group, an Irish-owned pan European aparthotel business with 21 properties across the UK, France, Ireland, Italy, and Germany.
  • ARA Asset Management acquires majority stake in Venn PartnersJones Day represented ARA Asset Management Limited ("ARA"), an Asian real estate fund management company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Venn Partners LLP, a specialist investment manager in European real estate private debt.
  • J.F. Lehman acquires Global Marine GroupJones Day advised long-standing client J.F. Lehman & Company, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, maritime, government, and environmental sectors, in connection with the acquisition and related financing of Global Marine Group.
  • Sumitomo Heavy Industries invests $46 million into Highview PowerJones Day advised Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., a technology leader in industrial machinery and environmental and power technologies, in its $46 million investment into Highview Power, a global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions.
  • Seal for Life acquires Flame Control Coatings, Highland International, LifeLast, and US CoatingsJones Day advised Arsenal Capital Partners ("ACP") on the four acquisitions by portfolio company Seal for Life of Flame Control Coatings, Highland International, LifeLast, and US Coatings, manufacturers of protective coating technologies.
  • Ad hoc group of senior secured lenders advised in landmark restructuring of the syncreon groupJones Day acted for the ad hoc group of senior secured lenders in the landmark restructuring of the global logistics syncreon group which was implemented via English Schemes of arrangement, with chapter 15 recognition in the U.S. and CCAA recognition in Canada.
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