Practice Areas
Corporate
Corporate Finance
Private Equity
Admissions
New York
England and Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
Education
Columbia University School of Law - J.D.
Bowdoin College - B.A.
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Profile
Edward Holmes is a partner in the Leveraged Finance and Private Credit practice, based in London. He advises arrangers, underwriters, private credit investors and issuers on complex leveraged finance and capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield debt offerings, acquisition financings, syndicated loans, liability management transactions and debt restructurings. Edward has extensive experience across the full capital structure, including senior secured and unsecured notes, leveraged loans, private credit financings, preferred equity and other structured capital solutions.
Edward is ranked in Chambers UK for Capital Markets: High-Yield Products, where clients describe him as “incredibly knowledgeable” and a go-to for technical questions in the high-yield market. In The Legal 500 UK 2025, he was recognised as a "Next Generation Partner" in the Capital Markets: High-Yield category, noted for his work in sponsor and acquisition financing.
Recognition
- Chambers UK – Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (2023–present)
- The Legal 500 UK – Next Generation Partner, Capital Markets: High-Yield (2025)
Experience
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Advising J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Rabobank as arrangers on the €510m syndicated refinancing of EMK Capital-backed VDK Groep B.V., a Dutch technical installation and maintenance business.
- Advising Absa Bank Limited as senior secured lender on the refinancing and recapitalisation of Petra Diamonds Limited, including extension of its revolving credit facility and second lien notes.
- Advising MidEuropa on the acquisition financing for its majority stake acquisition of Optika Anda, a leading Croatian optical retail chain.
- Advising a group of private capital investors on TeamSystem Holdco 3's €350m privately placed senior floating rate PIK toggle notes due 2033.
- Advising initial purchasers on Cidron Aida Finco's €615m and £250m senior secured notes due 2031, a Nordic Capital portfolio company.
- Advising Carlyle and Goldman Sachs as preferred equity subscribers on Genstar Capital's acquisition of Apex Group Ltd., a leading global fund administration and financial services provider.
- Advising original noteholders and lenders on Inspired Entertainment's private placement of £270m senior secured notes due 2030 and a new £17.8m revolving credit facility.
- Advising BofA Securities and Morgan Stanley as global coordinators on the debut high-yield notes issuance of Zorlu Yenilenebilir Enerji, a Turkish integrated utility subsidiary.
- Advising KKR Credit, Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, and Canyon on senior floating rate notes and PIK toggle notes for Cobham's acquisition of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc.
- Advising McLaren bondholders on a proposed unrestricted subsidiary financing involving McLaren's headquarters and heritage car collection, which was ultimately withdrawn.
- Advising initial purchasers on Kantar's US$425m 5.50% senior secured notes due 2026, issued to finance its acquisition of Numerator, a US consumer intelligence company.
- Advising Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and Citibank as arrangers on a £2.5bn first and second lien financing for Advent International's public-to-private acquisition of Cobham plc.
- Advising J.P. Morgan and Barclays Bank on the acquisition financing for MKS Instruments' acquisition of Atotech Limited.
- Advising BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, and Standard Bank as initial purchasers on US$750m 7.00% senior notes due 2025 issued by HTA Group, a subsidiary of Helios Towers plc.
- Advising EA Partners I B.V. on its debut issue of US$700m 6.875% notes due 2020, proceeds on-lent to Etihad Airways and five strategic airline partners.
- Advising J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas on the financing of Altice's US$9.1bn acquisition of Suddenlink.
- Advising Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered, and Standard Bank on Helios Towers Africa's debut US$600m high-yield notes offering and US$60m revolving credit facility.
- Advising Shuanghui International Holdings on its US$7.1bn acquisition of Smithfield Foods, the largest publicly-traded US pork processor and hog producer.
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