Shameer Shah

Shameer Shah

Partner

Email

shameer.shah@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5143

Offices

London

V-CARD

Shameer’s principal focus is acquisition financings, working with a range of clients across private credit, major investment banks and other financial institutions.

He has extensive experience across both the large and mid-cap performing leveraged finance market.

Shameer also regularly advises on special situations and rescue lending, with a particular focus on hybrid instruments.

Experience

Representative matters

  • BlackRock on the debt and equity financing arrangements with Razor Group and its subsidiaries.
  • Ares Management on the unitranche financing in support of the acquisition by Goldman Sachs Asset Management of a stake in The Clear Group, a Chartered Insurance Broker that arranges business insurance and home insurance for various sectors.
  • The financing sources on the unitranche financing supporting the acquisition of TES Global by Onex Corporation. 
  • Banks and private credit funds providing a multi-tier financing solution backing Advent’s USD$8 billion bid for a Swedish listed pharmaceutical business. 
  • The financing sources on the recurring revenue financing supporting the acquisition of Adcubum AG, a leading software manufacturer, and tech11 GmbH, a digital insurance solutions provider by TA Associates.The lead arrangers on an amendment to Ineos Enterprises’ existing cross-border Term Loan B facilities adding additional term loan Bs, split between a €650m tranche and a $550m tranche.
  • The initial purchasers on Travelodge’s offering of £330 million senior secured notes due 2028 and €250 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2028, issued by TVL Finance and the arrangers on Travelodge’s entry into new super senior revolving credit facilities agreement and intercreditor agreement.
  • Bank of America and HSBC on the best efforts syndicated refinancing of Onex portfolio company, Acacium.
  • Blackstone Credit on a variety of its investments, including the financing aspects of Lone Star Funds’ €3.17 billion acquisition of BASF’s Construction Chemicals business.
  • Oaktree Capital Management, Centerbridge Partners, Cross Ocean Partners, Barings LLC and Canyon Capital Partners LLC on the £400 million refinancing and upsizing of the existing credit facilities of the Odeon Cinemas group.
  • Permira Debt Managers on a variety of its investments, including the: Financing aspects of Onex’s acquisition of Independent Clinical Services and the refinancing of Aurum, an Apollo Capital Management portfolio company.
  • Ares Capital Management on the unitranche financing supporting the acquisition of Aston Lark by Goldman Sachs PIA.
  • The financing source on the financing supporting the acquisition of Maxbet by Novalpina.
  • BlackRock on the debt and equity stress financing of Icelandic Water.
  • Arcmont Asset Management (formerly BlueBay Asset Management) on the unitranche financing supporting the acquisition of both IPAN and Delegate by Castik Capital.
  • The financing source on its back-levered holdco investment in Visma, a majority-owned portfolio company of Hg Capital.
  • PSP Investments on the second lien financing supporting Advent International on its €1.919 billion acquisition of leading European generics business Zentiva from, global biopharmaceutical company, Sanofi.
  • The financing sources on the unitranche financing supporting the acquisition of a classic car business by Charme Capital Partners.
  • Golub Capital on the growth financing to CloudSense, a Vector Capital portfolio company.
  • Anchorage Capital on the holdco financing supporting the acquisition of a majority interest in eir by French telecoms investor NJJ.
  • The unitranche lender in connection with the financing of Bain Capital’s acquisitions of a European group specialising in the design and manufacture of high performance pre-cast concrete products and, separately, of an Italian tyre wholesaler by way of the issuance of Italian mini-bonds.
  • The arrangers, including Barclays and Jefferies, on Leonard Green’s £420 million bridge to bond and super senior revolving facilities for the acquisition of PureGym.
  • The arrangers on the financing of the public-to-private bid for STADA Arzneimittel by Advent and Permira.
  • The arrangers on the establishment of US$1.1 billion (equivalent) senior credit facilities for OCI N.V., launched concurrently with the debut offering of $1.15 billion senior secured notes due 2023. 
  • The arrangers including Barclays and Credit Suisse on Shop Direct’s £700 million senior secured notes and revolving credit facilities. 

Published Work

  • Shah. S (2023) “Excess Cash Flow: time to sweep it under the carpet?”, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 
  • Shah. S (2019) “Considerations for calculating additional debt capacity: no longer just a fixed number”, Lexis Nexis
  • Shah. S (2018) “A closer look at the invocation of market flex rights”, Lexis Nexis

Awards

  • ‘Up and Coming’, Chambers and Partners UK, Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket, 2024. 
  • ‘Key Lawyer’, Legal 500 UK, Finance: Acquisition Finance, 2024.
  • ‘Up and Coming’, Chambers and Partners UK, Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket, 2023. 
  • ‘Key Lawyer’, Legal 500 UK, Finance: Acquisition Finance and Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans, 2023.

Qualifications

Admissions

England & Wales, 2010

Academic

LL.B, Bachelor of Laws, Kings College London, 2006
Legal Practice Course, Kaplan Law School, 2008

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.