Ian Borman
Partner
With 25+ years of experience, Ian advises lenders, borrowers, issuers, and investors on all aspects of cross-border debt finance and structured finance transactions. His deep experience includes leverage financing, asset-backed lending, and corporate finance.
Key Matters
Acquisition Finance and high yield (lender)
- A leading multinational bank in relation to a local currency platform for multilateral development banks and developing finance institutions and initial borrowings by EBRD and IFC.
- Capdesia Group in connection with its investment in Wasabi.
- JPMorgan in connection with the financing for the Coop Live Arena.
Acquisition Finance, Corporate Finance & ABL (borrower)
- Argand Partners in connection with financings for their acquisitions of Brintons, OASE and CPL.
- TORIDOLL Holdings in connection with its Marugame UDON and recommended offer for The Fulham Shore plc (operator of Franco Manca and The Real Greek).
- Hiscox on its US$825M letter of credit, securities borrowing and working capital financings.
- Cycle Pharmaceuticals in connection with an investment by Deutsche Bank AG.
- Electrify Video, a next-generation media company that invests and scales content creation businesses, in connection with ongoing financing requirements.
Restructuring & ABL
- a shareholder of Bulsatcom regarding the restructuring of the leading Bulgarian telecoms provider.
- a 50+ outlet chain of restaurants on their restructuring in connection with a CVA of landlords.
- related parties in connection with the restructurings of Avantegard / UKLandFarming, Bordeaux FC, Typhoo and Doncasters Group.
Other
- StepStone and other leading asset management firms in connection with secondary loan trading, financing and participation arrangements.
- Various private lenders on asset-backed loans secured on a range of assets including digital tokens, gold, vessels (including oil rigs), ambulances, art, watches and jewellery.
exceptionally experienced and smart corporate finance lawyer....a well established partner with a great reputation
The Legal 500 UK 2022