
Investors lose stakes in Alliance Medical debt restructure
Senior and subordinated lenders that backed the 2006 tertiary buyout of Alliance Medical by DIC and previous majority shareholder Bridgepoint Capital have reached an agreement over a £570m debt restructuring package.
The move will all but wipe out DIC's 60% stake, taking it to 2.5%. Bridgepoint's minority stake, retained as part of the tertiary deal, is written down to zero.
The new shareholders - Lloyds, Commerzbank and M&G Investments - will own an 85% stake in the business in return for reducing the burden of leverage from £570m to £250m. The senior lenders have also injected an additional £60m, described as 'super senior', three-year notes, to help the company's turnaround plan.
The balance of the company's equity will be held by the new CEO Philippe Houssiau, FD Paul Greensmith and other members of the management team, as well as subordinated debt investors, which will hold approximately 2.5%.
Latest News
Stonehage Fleming raises USD 130m for largest fund to date, eyes 2024 programme
Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote
Permira to take Ergomed private for GBP 703m
Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September
Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets
EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater