Mydentist £555 million high-yield issue

20/7/2016
High-yield bond/note issue, Refinancing

£ 555 million

$ 724.972 million

Completed

20/7/2016


Overview:

  • Mydentist has undertaken a £555 million high-yield issue.
  • The issue consists of a £425 million senior secured notes issue due 2022 and a private placement of £130 million in second lien notes. The company also refinanced a revolving credit facility.
  • The deal is the first sterling high yield issue since the Brexit vote.
  • Global coordinators on the deal are Credit Suisse and JPMorgan acted as global coordinators while Goldman Sachs, ING, Lloyds, Mizuho, Societe Generale and RBS acted as bookrunners.

Sam Duke - Editor

Jurisdiction:

United Kingdom

Deal types:

High-yield bond/note issue
Refinancing

Practice area:

Capital markets : Debt

Industry sector:

Healthcare


Firms:

Party: Carlyle (Sponsor)

Party: Mydentist (Issuer)

Lawyer: Kirsteen Nicol


Party: Credit Suisse (Coordinator)

Party: JPMorgan Chase (Coordinator)

Party: ING (Bookrunner)

Party: Lloyds Banking Group (Bookrunner)

Party: Mizuho Bank (Bookrunner)

Party: Société Générale (Bookrunner)

Party: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) (Bookrunner)


Party: Goldman Sachs (Initial purchaser)

Lawyer: Suhrud Mehta