A Partner in the Firm’s London office, Shahpur K. Kabraji is a member of the Banking and Credit Practice. He focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border syndicated credit, acquisition finance and other leveraged finance transactions. Shahpur regularly serves as counsel to leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in acquisition financings, bank and bridge loan financings, unitranche facilities and refinancings, and other corporate finance transactions. His recent representations include advising Flutter Entertainment in financing its acquisition of Sisal, Silver Lake in financing its acquisition of Facile.it and H.I.G. Capital in financing its acquisition of certain interests in the Acqua & Sapone consortium.
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Work Highlights
- Flutter Entertainment in connection with its financing of the acquisition of Sisal S.p.A., a betting, gaming and lottery provider in Italy
- Silver Lake in connection with its financing of the acquisition of Facile.it
- Stonepeak Partners in connection with its $1 billion investment in Inspired Education
- MasMovil in connection with its proposed $18 billion combination with Orange Spain
- H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing the acquisition of certain interests in the Acqua & Sapone consortium
Accolades
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IFLR1000: Banking
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The Legal 500 U.K.
Education
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BPP Law School London, 2005 Postgraduate Diploma in Law
Commendation
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City University, London, 2004 Diploma in Law
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University of Cambridge-Trinity College, 2003 B.A.
With Honours
Associations
- Board of Trustees of the Natural History Museum, Legal Trustee
- Law Society of England and Wales
Shahpur K. Kabraji is Partner in the Firm’s Banking and Credit Practice. He focuses on domestic and cross-border syndicated credit, acquisition finance and other leveraged finance transactions. He regularly advises leading sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with a variety of corporate finance transactions, including acquisition financings, bank and bridge loan financings, unitranche financings and refinancings.
Select representative transactions include:
- Flutter Entertainment in connection with its financing of the acquisition of Sisal S.p.A., a leading betting, gaming and lottery provider in Italy
- Silver Lake in connection with its financing of the acquisition of Facile.it
- Stonepeak Partners in connection with its $1 billion investment in Inspired Education
- MasMovil in connection with its proposed $18 billion combination with Orange Spain
- H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing the acquisition of certain interests in Acqua & Sapone consortium
- KKR and certain of its portfolio companies in connection with multiple financing transactions
Shahpur contributed to the 2016 inaugural edition of “Getting the Deal Through: High-Yield Debt.” and subsequent updates. The publication provides advice and insight into the global high-yield market, with chapters covering a range of international jurisdictions. He co-authored the “United Kingdom” section.
He is a member of the Firm’s Knowledge and Information Committee and co-chair of the Firm’s London Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Shahpur received his Postgraduate Diploma in Law Commendation from BPP Law School London in 2005 and his Diploma in Law from City University in London in 2004. He received his B.A., with Honours, from the University of Cambridge-Trinity College in 2003.