Biography
Paul Hibbert is a Banking partner in London. He specialises in acquisition and leveraged finance, acting for leading private equity sponsors and lenders with particular focus across the range of infrastructure (Telecoms; Transport; Energy and Social Infrastructure).
Paul is listed as a Leading Lawyer for both Infrastructure and Banking & Finance in Chambers UK 2021 and is ranked as a Notable Practitioner in IFLR1000 UK 2021. Clients praise Paul for being “a pleasure to work with. He provides excellent, dedicated client service… he is a great lawyer with strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills and a wealth of experience in complex structured financings. He has a very good understanding of the wider commercial aspects of a transaction.”
In collaboration with Weil’s Private Funds Group, the London Private Equity Infrastructure team won IJInvestor’s Best Legal Advisor 2020 Award for Energy & Infrastructure.
Representative experience:
- Antin Infrastructure Partners on the refinancing and group restructuring of Kellas Group, the acquisition financings of Sølvtrans, a further 25% interest in Humber Gathering System, the Tolmount Pipeline, FirstLight Fiber, Kisimul Group and the refinancings of Sølvtrans, Hesley Group and Roadchef
- AMP Capital on the financing of its acquisitions of Regard Group, CMG, ITS Technologies & Logistics and Axion as well as on its bridge financings for GIF I and GIF II
- First Sentier Investors on the financing of its acquisitions of Wheelabrator UK, three SSE owned energy-from-waste projects, MVV, Swedegas, Scandlines, E.ON’s Swedish gas network, Digita as well as on the acquisition and subsequent refinancing of HH Ferries
- APG-led consortium on the financing of its acquisition of Brisa, Portugal’s largest toll road operator
- Macquarie on a number of transactions including on the refinancing of Viesgo, its UK airport portfolio comprising Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton Airports; and the acquisition and subsequent refinancing of Open Grid Europe
- iCON Infrastructure on the acquisitions of Choice Care Group and Nua Healthcare
- Polhem Infra on the acquisition of Telia Carrier, the world's largest Internet backbone network, for over US$1bn
- VINCI Airports SAS on the £5.4 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Gatwick Airport Limited
- Equitix on the acquisition of Crail Meters Limited from Smart Metering Systems plc
- 3i plc on the financing of its acquisition of a portfolio of French operating PPPs and the refinancing of 3i’s UK PPP assets (the Tidal portfolio)
- Basalt Infrastructure Partners on the financing of its take private of Manx Telecom and subsequent refinancing, the acquisition of Wightlink Ferries and its refinancing