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Jeffrey R. O'Brien
Mr. O’Brien is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department and co-head of the firm's European practice, practicing in the London office. He advises companies, financial intermediaries and private equity sponsors on their most complex M&A, leveraged finance (including high-yield and loans) and other capital markets transactions. |
Work Highlights
M&A
- A leading global hedge fund on the sale of one of its European assets
- A private equity portfolio company on the sale of its operations in a Latin American jurisdiction
- A U.S. private equity fund on its investment in a European communications company
- Delonex Energy in connection with:
- a $600 million investment from an investment group led by affiliates of Warburg Pincus
- its entry into a consortium with Vitol Investment Partnership and Africa Oil to acquire a 50% ownership interest in Petrobras Oil and Gas for $1.41 billion
- DONG Energy in connection with an equity capital injection from Goldman Sachs and other investors
- EQT on its DKK12.8 billion sale of Dako, a Danish healthcare equipment manufacturer, to Agilent Technologies
- Julius Baer on its CHF 5.6 billion acquisition of three private banks and an asset manager from a leading global bank
- Morgan Stanley:
- in connection with its participation in a consortium acquiring HSBC Rail
- on the $2.5 billion sale of its aircraft leasing business to Terra Firma
- Novo Nordisk on numerous strategic transactions including numerous licensing transactions and asset acquisitions in the U.S.
- Tele2 on its $2.4 billion sale of its Russian operations to VTB Group
- Telia in connection with its:
- $1.03 billion sale of its 60.4% interest in Nepalese telecom operator Ncell to Axiata
- $215 million sale of Ucell to the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Assistance to Privatized Enterprises and Development of Competition
- sale of its 60% interest in Tajik mobile operator Tcell to AKFED
- Reliance Industries on its agreement to acquire wireless infrastructure assets from Reliance Communications
- Royal Caribbean on its acquisition of Pullmantur, a Madrid-based cruise and tour operator, for €430 million in cash and the assumption of €270 million of net debt
- Yahoo! on its investment in and exit from Sonera Zed
High-Yield, Finance, Restructuring and Other Capital Markets Transactions
- A leading global hedge fund on its approximately $100 million credit facility
- Cairn India on an equity private placement
- Codere on five high-yield notes offerings, entry into, and amendments and extensions to, its senior credit facilities and its IPO
- Netcompany on its DKK 7.75 billion IPO and Nasdaq Copenhagen listing
- Ocado on a consent solicitation in respect of high-yield notes
- ODIGEO on three high-yield notes offerings, its IPO, a consent solicitation in respect of two series of high-yield notes and a cash tender offer for one series of high-yield notes
- ISS on several concurrent tender offers for, and partial redemptions of, high-yield notes
- Leading hedge fund and private equity fund jointly in connection with a $300 million recapitalization of a portfolio company with operations in Latin America by way of the issuance of convertible senior notes and subsequent consent solicitations and tender offers for such notes
- Reliance Industries on several Yankee bond offerings, a senior perpetual bond offering, a Formosa bond offering and a consent solicitation in respect of three series of Yankee bonds
- Technicolor on its comprehensive balance sheet restructuring, several term loan facilities and working capital facilities and repricings and other liability management transactions
- The initial purchasers on:
- a high-yield notes offering by Worldpay
- four high-yield notes offerings by Abengoa
- the debut high-yield notes offering for Abengoa Yield
- The issuers and underwriters on numerous Spanish IPOs
- The lead arrangers and initial purchasers of a TLB, TLA and high-yield notes offering for Inovyn Finance
- UBM on a Yankee bond offering and a rights issue to fund its acquisition of Advanstar
Professional History
- Partner, 2008-present
- Associate, 2000-2008