Natasha Smith

Since joining Kirkland, Natasha has been involved in the following matters:

• KKR on the acquisition of a majority stake in Accountor Software
• KKR on the acquisition of nexeye
• Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of Consilium Safety Group
• Flint Group on its €1.3 billion recapitalization
• Warburg Pincus on the sale of its remaining stake in Reiss to NEXT plc
• Warburg Pincus on the sale of Once For All to GTCR
• Asda Group on the acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of c. £2.27 billion
• Travelodge on its high-yield refinancing and shareholder distribution

Prior to joining Kirkland, Natasha was involved in the following matters:

• Arrangers of financing to support Blackstone on its acquisition of the Huws Grey group and the generalist builders’ merchanting business of Grafton Group plc
• Arrangers of financing to support the €2.5 billion acquisition by ION Group of Cerved Group SpA
• Lenders of financing to support the billion euro acquisition by BC Partners of a majority stake in Havea
• Arrangers of a $3 billion financing package for Bain Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake in Kantar from British multinational advertising and public relations firm WPP
• The second lien and PIK lenders of financing relating to the acquisition of the Element Materials Technology Group by Temasek from Bridgepoint
• Arrangers and underwriters in relation to the £2.5 billion first lien/second lien financing of Advent International’s public-to-private bid to acquire Cobham plc
• The initial purchasers and mandated lead arrangers of a €1.9 billion refinancing by the Klockner Pentaplast Group (a Strategic Value Partners portfolio company), which included senior secured notes, senior unsecured notes and a term loan with ESG-linked ratchet
• Arrangers on the acquisition by Bain Capital of a majority stake in Maesa SAS
• Arrangers on the financing aspects of Advent International’s €600 million acquisition of Industria Chimica Emiliana
• Arrangers of financing to support the acquisition of New Zealand Pharmaceuticals by Advent International’s portfolio company, Industria Chimica Emiliana
• Abry Partners on the acquisition of Link Mobility Group ASA
• Super senior lenders of financing to support Blackstone’s acquisition of a majority stake in VFS Global, a leading provider of visa outsourcing and technology services solutions for governments and diplomatic missions
• Arrangers of financing to support Investindustrial’s acquisition of Guala Closures, a market leading specialty closures business
• Boparan Group in connection with its refinancing of existing senior notes and existing term and revolving loans by way of issuance of £475 million of senior notes and establishment of a £90 million super senior revolving facility
• Second lien lenders of financing to support the acquisition by Apax Partners of Trade Me Group Limited
• Lenders of financing to support Goldman Sachs PIA’s acquisition of a majority stake in Advania AS
• Arrangers on the acquisition by FSN Capital of OptiGroup and Hygos
• Unitranche and super senior lenders on the acquisition of the Lloyds Register Inspection business by Goldman Sachs PIA
• Arrangers of financing aspects of Advent International’s Idemia Group SAS facilities
• Arrangers of additional facilities for Investindustrial’s Ceme SpA
• Reliance Communications Limited and Global Cloud Xchange in connection with its corporate debt restructurings
• Air New Zealand on the financing for the purchase of 9th and 10th Dreamliner 787 aircraft
• Mercury Capital on its acquisition of majority stake in Nirvana Health Group
• Navis Capital Management Limited on its acquisition of majority stake in Mainland Poultry Limited
• Lenders in respect of Waterman Capital’s acquisition of majority stake in My Food Bag NZ
• Lenders on refinancing of Bendon Group Companies

Latham & Watkins LLP, 2020–2022

Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP, 2018–2020

Bell Gully, 2014–2018