Alastair has worked in London and Hong Kong, and has worked on secondment at Goldman Sachs in both their private credit group and leveraged finance team, and also at a leading UK investment bank in the structured finance team.

Alastair is also recognised as a “Notable Practitioner” for Banking by IFLR1000 UK 2022.

Representative experience includes acting for:

• JPMorgan, as global co-ordinator, in connection with Hellman & Friedman portfolio company Teamsystem’s financing consisting of SSNs, SUNs and SSRCF
• GSAM, as lender, in connection with Insight Partner’s acquisitions of I@D International and AMCS
• GSAM, as lender, in relation to Eurazeo’s refinancing of DORC
• GSAM, as lender, in relation to Charterhouse’s refinancing of Casa Optima
• GSAM, as lender, on a number of Holdco PIK financings and minority back-leverage financings
• GSAM, as initial purchaser of the senior secured notes and convertible preference shares issued by Soho House
• BlackRock, as lender, in connection with Marlin Equity Partner’s acquisitions of Linnworks and Puzzel AS
• Acting for the lenders in relation to the post-IPO financing for Apax’s portfolio company, Baltic Classifieds Group
• Credit Suisse, Danske, Jefferies, Nordea and leading UK and US investment banks as mandated lead arrangers, on the 1L/2L financing of CVC Capital Partners’ acquisition of Mehilainen
• Credit Suisse and other leading investment banks, as initial purchasers, in connection with the senior secured notes and senior notes financing of CVC Capital Partners’ acquisition of Domestic & General
• Morgan Stanley, Danske, DNB, and another major financial institution as mandated lead arrangers, in connection with the senior secured credit facilities to Sector Alarm
• Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as mandated lead arrangers, on the 1L/2L financing of Bain Capital’s acquisition of DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
• Nordic Aviation Capital’s $6.3bn debt restructuring
• Seadrill’s $5bn debt restructuring