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James Green

Senior Associate

James represents financial sponsors, private equity funds and their portfolio companies on the financing of multi-jurisdictional transactions with experience in top-tier and mid-market domestic and cross-border syndicated and private credit lending, leverage acquisitions, general banking, special situations, direct lending, asset-backed lending, restructurings and fund financings.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

3i and its portfolio company, Action Group, the fastest-growing non-food discounter in Europe, on the debut $1.5bn TLB issuance.

Apollo Global Management on the financing of their bid for Asda from Walmart and the financing of their bid for Morrisons.

Exponent Private Equity on the following matters:

the financing of the acquisition of Chanelle Pharma, Ireland’s largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals;

the financing of the acquisition of the Flavour Specialty Ingredients division, a global leader in the base aromas market, from International Flavors & Fragrances;

the refinancing of Evergreen Garden Care, the world's leading marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care; and

the disposal of the Enva Group, a leading provider of recycling and resource recovery solutions, to I Squared Capital.

Grup Mediapro, a leading group in the audiovisual sector, in relation to the refinancing of its existing syndicated debt facilities with a €500m long-term loan.

Parcom, Opportunity Partners and Carlyle on the financing for the acquisition of the Hunkemöller Group, one of the leading lingerie brands in Europe, from Carlyle who also reinvested for a minority stake.

Pro bono

Mentoring young people through the firm’s award-winning Smart Start programme.

Advising on the merger of four Welsh mental health and substance misuse charities and the creation of a new charity, Adferiad Recovery.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2014

Academic

LPC, College of Law, 2011

GDL, BPP Law School, 2010

BA (Hons), History, University of Leeds, 2009

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.