Rob Mathews

Working with investment banks and corporates, he brings insight and rigour to securities and other finance transactions, including cross-border Rule 144A and Regulation S debt and equity offerings and restructurings.

• Acted for the syndicate of twelve initial purchasers in connection with the offering of USD 500 million 9.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 by Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company.
• Represented EquipmentShare.com Inc on its fourth offering of high yield bonds, consisting of USD 500 million 8.000% senior secured second lien notes 2033. Citigroup acted as lead physical bookrunning manager for a syndicate of 13 investment banks.
• Acted for the syndicate of investment banks on Pegasus Airlines’ offering of USD 500 million senior notes due 2031. Represented the dealer managers in connection with the concurrent tender offer for its 2026 notes.
• Acted for JSC Georgia Global Utilities, a key player in the water utility and renewable energy sectors in Georgia, in connection with its offering of USD 300 million 8.875% covenanted guaranteed notes due 2029. The notes were green bonds with proceeds to be allocated to Eligible Projects.
• Represented EquipmentShare.com Inc on its third offering of high yield bonds, consisting of USD 600 million (upsized from USD 500 million) 8.625% senior secured second lien notes due 2032. Wells Fargo acted as lead physical bookrunning manager for a syndicate of 13 investment banks.
• Acting for the issuer, Georgia Global Utilities JSC, a portfolio company of Georgia Capital, on the issuance of USD 250 million 7.75% covenanted guaranteed green bonds due 2025. The transaction represented the first green bond issuance out of Georgia. 
• Acting for the joint lead managers in connection with the issuance by VEON of RUB 20 billion (USD 290 million) aggregate principal amount of 6.3% senior unsecured notes due 2025 under its Global Medium Term Note program.
• Acting for the arrangers and dealers on the establishment of a USD 6.5 billion Global Medium Term Note programme by VEON, a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services.
• Acting for the initial purchasers on the USD 2.1 billion (equivalent) dual-tranche high yield bond offering by certain subsidiaries of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, comprised of a USD 1 billion 7.125% five-year tranche and a EUR 1 billion 6.000% five-year tranche. Advised the dealer managers on the concurrent 3 tiered priority-acceptance tender offer to purchase up to USD 1.5 billion of certain of its other outstanding bonds.
• Acting for the initial purchasers in connection with the issuance by Cabot Financial (Luxembourg) II S.A. of EUR 400 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured floating rate notes due 2024.
• Acting for the lenders with respect to a USD 2.3 billion credit facility for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and certain of its subsidiaries.

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• Leading Individual, Legal 500, 2019