Alon Blitz

Sponsor representations

• Advised Oakley Capital on the financing for its acquisition of PRIMAVERA, a Portuguese business software solutions company.
• Advised Oakley Capital in connection with the Unitranche financing of the acquisition of Contabo GmbH, a provider for hosting services.
• Advised Oakley Capital on a senior financing in respect of its acquisition of maritime e- learning businesses Seagull and Videotel.
• Advised Oakley Capital in connection with term loan facilities to support its acquisition of 7NXT, an online fitness subscription platform.

Private credit representations

• Advised Barings on the acquisition financing of Exclaimer Group Limited, a portfolio company of Insight Partners.
• Advised Barings in respect of a second lien financing supporting the acquisition of PhysIOL Group SA by BVI (Beaver-Visitec International).
• Advised Barings on the acquisition financing of PSPDFKit, a portfolio company of Insight Partners.
• Advised Barings in relation to the proposed financing supporting a sponsor’s bid for a payment services business.
• Advised Blackrock in respect of facilities for the acquisition and roll-up of German dentistry businesses by Summit Partners.
• Advised Sixth Street in relation to the financing supporting Marlin’s investment in Medius.
• Advised Alliance Bernstein in relation to a unitranche financing and equity investment for a UK-headquartered payroll systems company.
• Advised European Capital in relation to the term and capex facilities for BlueGem Capital Partner’s acquisition of DMC and Wool and the Gang.
• Advised European Capital in relation to the term and revolving facilities for Palatine’s acquisition of UK house builder Westleigh Homes.

Investment bank and syndicated lending representations

• Advised multiple banks and funds in respect of the financing for the recommended public-to-private acquisition by Advent International of Cobham PLC.
• Advised the mandated lead arrangers on a $3 billion financing package for Bain Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake in Kantar from British multinational advertising and public relations firm WPP.
• Advised the mandated lead arrangers in respect of the financing for Advent International’s acquisition of Caldic and combination of the business with GTM.
• Advised Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as arrangers in respect of the financing for the recommended public-to-private acquisition by Advent International of Laird PLC for over £1 billion.
• Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, and Lloyds as arrangers in respect of €900 million of senior facilities to finance the acquisition of IPH Group by Brammer, a portfolio company of Advent International.
• Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC as arrangers in respect of the financing for Advent International and Bain Capital’s €700 million acquisition of German payment services business Concardis.
• Advised Lloyds, ING, and HSBC as arrangers in respect of financing for the UK public to private acquisition of Brammer plc by Advent International.
• Advised The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Ireland, Lloyds, and NIBC as arrangers in respect of the financing for Vitruvian Partners’ acquisition of UK-based services and technology company Phlexglobal.

Pro bono representations

• Pro bono representation of Just for Kids Law in collaboration with UNICEF and Coram in relation to the use of the section 45 defense for trafficked children under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Alon Blitz focuses on general banking, alternative credit and international acquisition and leveraged finance transactions and restructuring.

Alon has considerable experience advising creditors, private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers and family offices on a wide range of debt capital structures in the European mid-cap and large-cap markets. Alon has advised clients on financing European take-private transactions, syndicated financings, unitranche financings, portfolio company and general corporate financings as well as multi-tier and subordinated debt structures, including holdco financings.

Alon is ranked in Chambers UK and Chambers Global as ‘Up and Coming’ in the category Banking & Finance. His clients and peers describe him as follows: “Alon is very thorough, clear, and organises processes well", "He is skilled at driving deals forwards with a great attention to detail" and "Alon drives the legal process with confidence and strong attention to detail. I know I can count on him to pick up and raise points that are important to us."