Nick O'Grady
Biography
Nick is a partner in the banking and finance team of Baker McKenzie. Nick is based in London and his experience includes a secondment to The Blackstone Group and to the Hong Kong office of his previous firm.
Practice Focus
Nick's practice focuses on cross-border leveraged and acquisition financing, real estate finance and distressed debt investing. Nick regularly advises private equity funds, debt funds, banks and corporates on a range of financing products and structures in particular, European TLB, Bank/Bond financings, Unitranche, Holdco PIK, Real Estate Senior/Mezzanine and special situations matters.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advising H.I.G. Capital with respect to acquisition financing of the Andwis Group Limited and certain bolt-on acquisition facilities.
- Advising Keensight Capital with respect to the acquisition financing of Bedford Consultancy Limited.
- Advising Keensight Capital with respect to the acquisition financing of Softco.
- Advising Ares Management Limited with the respect to the financing for the public takeover of AdEPT Group plc by the Wavenet Group.
- Advising Ares Management Limited with respect to the financing of the combination of the Wavenet Group and Daisy Corporate Services.
- Advising One Equity Partners with respect to the acquisition financing of the Trustmarque group.
- Advising TRG Capital with respect to the acquisition financing of the Leader 96 group.
- Advising Halliburton with respect to certain Holdco PIK and convertible financing arrangements.
- Advising Affirm Inc. with respect to certain Holdco PIK financing arrangements.
- Advising H.I.G. Capital with respect to the acquisition and financing of Aspire Pharma Limited.
Professional Honors
- Ranked, Top 10 Influential Mid-Market Banking and Finance Lawyers in London, Business Today, 2023
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2007)
Baker & McKenzie LLP, an English partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.