Linklaters Advises Bain Capital on Joint Venture with SMBC to Establish €1.5 Billion European Loan Platform

"Linklaters advised Bain Capital on its joint venture with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to establish a co‑governed European loan platform providing up to €1.5 billion in senior secured credit to sponsor‑backed corporate borrowers across Europe and the UK."

Linklaters advised Bain Capital on its joint venture with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to establish a new European loan platform. The platform will provide up to €1.5 billion in senior secured credit to sponsor‑backed corporate borrowers across Europe and the UK. It is structured as a co‑governed credit vehicle that will co‑originate leveraged finance loans on an ongoing basis, combining SMBC’s pan‑European leveraged finance origination and structuring capabilities with Bain Capital’s underwriting and asset management expertise. The vehicle has been developed to support sponsor‑led syndicated loan transactions at scale and across market cycles. Linklaters represented Bain Capital with a team composed by: Structured Finance partner Lucy Sidey; managing associate John McCallion; Corporate and Structured Lending partner Edward Chan; managing associate Elli Karaindrou; and Structured Finance associate Mark McCallion.

Linklaters Advises Bain Capital on Joint Venture with SMBC to Establish €1.5 Billion European Loan Platform

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