Specialised Industries
Our Specialised Industries team has a strong track record in lending to specific sectors in the UK Corporate market with a particular focus on Business Services, Utilities, Infrastructure and Industrials. Customers include both private and public UK Corporates, ranging in size from the mid market to FTSE 100.
The focus of the team is to develop mutually beneficial relationships with clients and deliver sector-specific solutions. Our strengths lie in our proven sectoral expertise and our ability to deliver innovative, adaptable and tailored financing.
Based in London, our experienced professionals have lead arranged and underwritten several debt facilities in addition to participations, club and bilateral debt deals. We can also introduce customers to colleagues in our Global Markets and other Group divisions, who offer a comprehensive suite of Cash Investment Solutions and can arrange Interest Rate, Foreign Exchange and Commodities Hedging, Trade Finance and Leasing.
Selected Transactions
| Acteon Group Ltd | £30m arranger position in a 7 year £240m syndicated loan facility. Corporate facility to fund the acquisition of Seascan Ltd, International Mooring Systems and Chain Corporation International and for general working capital purposes. |
| Cape plc | £10m participation in a £220m 5-year Corporate facility used to refinance existing debt following the acquisition of Total Rope Access International Ltd., Endecon Ltd., Total Corrosion Control Pty Ltd., Concept Hire Ltd. and PCH Group Ltd. |
| Cookson plc | £45m Lead-Arranger position in a £950m 5-year Corporate facility used to support the proposed acquisition of Foseco plc. |
| Cory Environmental Holdings Ltd. | £35m Senior Lead Arranger position in a £490m 7-year Corporate facility used to support the acquisition of Cory Environmental Holdings Limited from Montagu Private Equity. |
| Croda International plc | Committed £40m as Senior Lead Manager in £450m facilities. |
| Greensands Investments Ltd. | £30m commitment as Lead Arranger in a £731.2m 5-year syndicated facility to Greensands Investments Ltd. The facility was put in place to part fund the acquisitions of Southern Water Services Ltd and for general working capital purposes. |
| Kemble Water Ltd. | £80m (£50m Senior / £30m Junior) Joint Mandate Lead Arranger position in a £1,670m syndicated debt facility to Kemble Water, the holding company of Thames Water Utilities Ltd. |
| Low & Bonar plc | £12m participation in a £175m 5-year Corporate facility. |
| Melrose plc | £30m Lead Arranger position in a 5 year £750m syndicated Corporate facility used to fund the debt relating to the acquisition of FKI plc and for general working capital purposes. |
| Peel Ports | Committed £75m as Lead Arranger in £1.2bn facilities. |
| Tata Tea (GB) Ltd. | £25m participation in a £190m 6/7-year Corporate facility for Tata Tea (GB) Limited. |
Contact Us
Bow Bells House
1 Bread Street
London EC4M 9BE
United Kingdom
John Sidhom
Head of Specialised Industries
Tel: + 44 20 3201 6104
Email:John.Sidhom@boiuk.com