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 Silver Lake in financing its acquisition of Software AG and Flutter Entertainment in connection with certain refinancing transactions.
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Work Highlights
- Five Arrows Managers LLP in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Rimes Technologies from EQT
- Flutter Entertainment in connection with certain refinancing transactions
- Silver Lake in connection with its financing of the acquisition of Software AG
- TDR Capital in connection with financing transactions by its portfolio companies
- Stonepeak Partners in connection with its $1.0 billion investment in Inspired Education
- MasMovil in connection with its proposed $18 billion combination with Orange Spain
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:
- Five Arrows Managers LLP in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Rimes Technologies from EQT
- Flutter Entertainment in connection with certain refinancing transactions
- Silver Lake in connection with its financing of the acquisition of Software AG
- TDR Capital in connection with financing transactions by its portfolio companies
- Stonepeak Partners in connection with its $1.0 billion investment in Inspired Education
- MasMovil in connection with its proposed $18 billion combination with Orange Spain
- Bruin Sports Capital in connection with certain financing transactions
- 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.