Nikhita Suria
Managing Associate, Singapore
Overview
Education and qualifications
Overview
Nikhita is a Managing Associate in the banking team, currently working in the Singapore office across a broad range of financings advising both sponsors and arrangers. She was previously based in the London office focussing on sponsor-backed leveraged finance transactions across the UK and continental Europe. Nikhita has experience across multiple types of financings including corporate financing, super senior financings, bank/bond/bridge/backstop facilities and fund financings, with particular experience in the infrastructure financing space. Nikhita has previously completed secondments in New York and Sao Paulo and published thought leadership pieces on the legal implications of smart contracts.
Work highlights
- Advising Biocon on a US$320m senior secured term loan.
- Advising arrangers on a US$101m financing for the acquisition of Ebco Private Ltd.
- Goldman Sachs Infrastructure funds: advising on the acquisition of a publicly listed company in the Nordics.
- Arrangers: advising on a Brookfield TLB refinancing for Greenergy.
- Bulb energy administrators: advising on the financing aspects of Bulb restructuring and first ever use of the special administration regime for energy supply companies;
- Arrangers: advising on an Apax TLB refinancing for Solita.
- Arrangers: advising on VMS’ acquisition of Coastal Force Limited.
Education and qualifications
Nikhita obtained her undergraduate degree in LLB Law with Honours from the University of Manchester.