Allen & Overy advises arrangers on the USD5.9 billion multicurrency Term Loan B refinancing for Altice France S.A.

The transaction showcases A&O’s fully integrated leveraged finance and high yield practice across New York, London and Paris, which seamlessly executed the largest cross-border A&E exercise in the market so far this year. A&O’s high yield team also previously advised the initial purchasers on several high yield bond issuances by Altice France S.A.

The A&O team was led by leveraged finance partners Philip Bowden and Megan Lawrence in London and Jake Mincemoyer in New York, with support from senior counsel Ally de Padua in New York and associates Simba Gonondo and Charlotte Hill in London, Violet Jia in New York and senior associate Asha Sinha in Paris. High yield partner John Kicken and associate Sampada Bannurmath also advised on the transaction.