Shameer Shah

Shameer Shah

Partner

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.