Simpson Thacher represented Welcome Break Group Limited on its new £815 million all-senior debt package, raised from a syndicate of leading UK and international banks alongside long-term core infrastructure investors. The new financing package enables the full repayment of existing group indebtedness and includes a £200 million undrawn facility to support Welcome Break’s active pipeline of growth projects.
The funding under the financing closed on 2 October 2025.
The Simpson Thacher team included Paul Hibbert, Emma Serginson, Charlie Wilson, Ruairi McGill and Elias Wachenje (Credit); Jiaying Zhang, Matt Fowler, Steven Hood, Isabella Sullivan, Ed Wilson, Rhona Luithle, Victoria Green, Ally McCourt and Julia Conzen (Corporate); Gil Strauss (Capital Markets), Daniel Deacon and Mark Collier (Regulatory); and Sarah Lindley and Sefia Jivraj (Tax).