Paul Baird

• A UK based safety critical training services provider on the issuance of an up to GBP 150m corporate bond and associated GBP 10m super senior revolving credit facility package.
• A leading housebuilder and its corporate group on the documenting and refinancing of its GBP 400m corporate facilities with a syndicate of five lenders.
• A leading UK based clearing bank, as agent, arranger and lender in relation to its various investment financings of build to rent assets as well as various hotel and care home portfolios in England and Scotland.
• A Singapore based and SGX listed group of companies on its GBP 205m refinancing of its portfolio of eighteen purpose-built student accommodation properties across the UK, subsequent group reorganisations and funding rounds, and the eventual sale and disposal by the group of its portfolio.
• A UK based private equity and investment firm on its acquisition of a leading apprenticeship and commercial training programmes provider and the associated GBP 54m committed and up to GBP 20m uncommitted funding package.
• A UK and European based private equity and investment firm on a range of long term, minority investments including loan note issuances for various portfolio companies.
• The agent, mandated lead arrangers, bookrunners and underwriters on their provision of unitranche refinancing for the EUR 525m senior and super senior group facilities of a European television shopping network.*
• A European private jet charter group of companies on their GBP 15m term loan facility provided under the UK Government’s CLBILS scheme.*

*Prior to joining CMS.