Samy Amirouchen

Samy is a U.S. associate in the High-Yield team based in London. He represents multi-jurisdictional issuers, financial institutions and private equity sponsors in connection with high-yield bond offerings, private placements and liability management transactions.

Experience highlights

• Representing the initial purchasers in connection with the concurrent (i) Reg S/144A new money offering of €650,000,000 senior secured notes due 2030, (ii) exchange offer and (iii) tender offer by Kapla Holding S.A.S., parent company of Kiloutou S.A.S., a leading European equipment rental player.
• Representing Fives, a leading French provider of high-tech engineering and industrial products and services, in connection with its Reg S/144A high yield refinancing through the issuance of €430,000,000 senior secured floating rate notes due 2029 and concurrent redemption of outstanding notes on the issue date.
• Representing the initial purchasers with the dual tranche issuance of €540,000,000 7.000% senior secured notes due 2029 and $400,000,000 8.125% senior secured notes due 2029 by Banijay Entertainment S.A.S., a leading player in the entertainment industry.
• Representing the initial purchasers in connection with the Reg S/144A first-time issuance of €400,000,000 6.250% high yield senior secured notes by Boels.
• Representing the initial purchasers in connection with the Green bond Reg S/144A issuance of €300,000,000 6.500% senior secured notes due 2027 and €300,000,000 7.250% senior secured notes due 2029 by Paprec Holding S.A., a leading player in the recycling and waste management industry.
• Representing Groupe Bertrand (Burger King), a leading player in the fast-food industry, in its acquisition financing private placement tap of an aggregate principal amount of €45,000,000 of the issuer’s existing senior secured floating rate notes due 2026.
• Representing Fnac Darty, a French leading player in the retail industry, in connection with its Reg S only offering of €550,000,000 6.000% senior notes due 2029 and concurrent tender offer and further redemption of notes not tendered.
• Representing a global investment bank in connection with the Reg S only issuance by Isabel Marant, a French player in the luxury retail industry, of €265,000,000 8.000% senior secured notes to refinance the issuer’s existing outstanding notes.
• Representing the initial purchasers in connection with the Reg S/144A €350,000,000 7.250% issuance of unsecured senior notes by Tereos, a leading player in the agro-industrial sector to refinance the issuer’s existing notes.
• Representing the initial purchasers in connection with the Reg S/144A €200,000,000 issuance of senior secured floating rate notes by Kapla Holding S.A.S., parent company of Kiloutou S.A.S., to repay a bridge facility drawn to finance an add-on acquisition in Denmark and repay the outstanding amount of the issuer’s RCF.

Samy holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Law from Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and an LL.M from UC Hastings College of the Law. Samy also holds a Master’s degree in Business law and an LL.B from Panthéon-Assas University as well as a degree from the Paris Business Law Institute.