Fernando Colomina

Mr. Colomina’s experience includes advising:

Leveraged Finance

• Solum Partners in the financing for the acquisition of a stake in Agrupa Lettuce, a Spain based fruit and vegetables producer
• Platinum Equity on the €2 billion financing for the acquisition of Urbaser, the leading Spanish waste management company with operations in 25 countries
• The Carlyle Group on the financing for the acquisition of:
  • Altadia Group from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds
  • 37.4% of Spanish oil and gas conglomerate Cepsa from Mubadala Investment Company
  • Codorniú for €390 million 
• IGC on the term loans and capex facility for Charterhouse's acquisition of Kids & US, a language-teaching company that offers English courses for babies, children, and teens
• The lenders in the Spanish law governed €10 billion financing for Cellnex, Europe's leading independent operator of wireless telecommunications infrastructure 
• The lenders to the consortium of Advent, Cinven, and RAG Foundation on the bank and bond financing for their acquisition of ThyssenKrupp's Elevator Technology business for €17.2 billion
• Aernnova on its covenant-lite refinancing consisting of a €490 million term loan B and a €100 million revolving credit facility 
• Morgan Stanley in the term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Altran Technologies' €2.6 billion acquisition of Aricent Technologies
• Credit Suisse and other arrangers on the €14.7 billion bridge and term loan facility in connection with Atlantia S.p.A.’s acquisition of Abertis Infraestructuras S.A., a Spanish conglomerate engaged in managing mobility and communications infrastructure of toll road concessions and telecommunications concessions internationally
• JP Morgan in the €1.4 billion financing of NorteGas Energía Distribución, S.A.U. after its acquisition by Covalis Capital and White Summit Capital, among others
• HomeVi S.A.S. in connection with a €1.1 billion senior facilities agreement
• UBS as the underwriter of the €320 million first and second lien facilities agreement relating to the acquisition of Pronovias

Alternative Financing

• Ares Management in the financing in connection with Miura's acquisition of Ores y Bryan Correduría de Seguros S.L, an insurance agency
• ArchiMed in the financing for the acquisition of Spanish pharmaceutical company Suanfarma
• H.I.G., as arranger and lender, on a Spanish law governed direct lending financing to Grupo Recoletas, a leading Spanish hospital network
• L Catterton in the financing of the €120 million acquisition of a 80% stake of Goiko Grill
• Eurona in its direct lending financing
• PIMCO in its direct lending transactions with Imagina and Vitaldent
• TA Associates in the direct lending financing of Kiwoko

High Yield

• Fertiberia, a leading fertilizer and industrial products manufacturer owned by Triton Partners, on the issuance of senior secured bonds in both the Nordic Capital Market and Frankfurt Open Market for €125 million
• Morgan Stanley in connection with an offering of senior secured notes by Lorca Telecom Bondco, S.A.U. to finance the acquisition of Grupo MásMóvil by KKR, Cinven, and Providence 
• The lenders in PortAventura’s issuance of €270 million senior secured notes and €150 million floating rate notes
• Nordic Capital in relation to the financing for its €4.1 billion acquisition of Lindorff Group AB
• JP Morgan Chase, in connection with a high yield offering by Ephios Bondco PLC of €500 million senior secured fixed rate notes due 2022 and €300 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2022 for the acquisition of Labco
• Morgan Stanley as bookrunner on Haya Real Estate’s issuance of €475 million senior secured notes due 2022 and floating rate senior secured notes due 2022
• Morgan Stanley and Santander as bookrunners on Naviera Armas’ issuance of €232 million of floating rate notes due 2023 and €300 million of floating rate senior secured notes due 2024

Post-IPO Financing

• Triton Partners, as the sponsor, in Befesa’s €636 million post-IPO refinancing
• The lenders on the €750 million refinancing of Parques Reunidos group previous to its IPO
• The lenders on the post-IPO financing of Euskaltel and on the financing for the acquisition of R Cable (Spanish Deal of the Year at the GlobalCapital Loan Awards 2015)
• Applus Services in its IPO refinancing of its existing €850 million corporate indebtedness