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Parties:
HKFoods Plc, Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Bank Abp and OP Corporate Bank plc
Transaction:
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Bank Abp and OP Corporate Bank plc in connection with the establishment of new EUR 92,000,000 facilities agreement for HKFoods Plc.
Deal Value:
EUR 92 million
Role:
Counsel to Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Bank Abp and OP Corporate Bank plc
HKFoods Plc (Issuer), Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Bank Abp and OP Corporate Bank plc (Joint Lead Managers of the new issue)
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Bank Abp and OP Corporate Bank plc as joint lead managers of HKFoods Plc’s issuance of new EUR 90,000,000 senior secured notes and as dealer managers in connection with the related tender offer regarding HKFoods Plc’s existing senior secured notes.
EUR 90 million
OP Corporate Bank plc, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Hannes Snellman advised OP Corporate Bank plc as lender in connection with the financing of a significant part of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company’s Finnish real estate portfolio.
Value:
Not public
Counsel to OP Corporate Bank plc
Hannes Snellman advised in generational transfer of ownership in Sanoma Corporation and structuring future family ownership.
Counsel to
Monitchem Holdco 3 S.A. (Issuer); BofA Securities Europe SA and Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE (Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Physical Bookrunners and Initial Purchasers); Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (Joint Bookrunners); and Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (Mandated Lead Arrangers and Original Lenders)
The transaction comprised the issuance by Monitchem Holdco 3 S.A. of EUR 625,000,000 senior secured notes and the amendment and restatement of the group’s EUR 80,000,000 super senior revolving credit facility.
EUR 705,000,000 (EUR 625,000,000 senior secured notes and EUR 80,000,000 super senior revolving credit facility)
Finnish counsel to the Initial Purchasers and the Mandated Lead Arrangers and Original Lenders
Katri Antell, Sodexo
Hannes Snellman advised Katri Antell in the divestment of its restaurant business in Finland to Sodexo. In the transaction, the well-regarded Antell brand, along with its restaurants and their employees, transfers to Sodexo’s ownership.
Counsel to Katri Antell