Alexandre H. Pauwels

ACG Metals Limited (ACG), previously ACG Acquisition Company Limited – a London-listed SPAC – on its acquisition of the Gediktepe mine in Türkiye from a subsidiary of Istanbul-based conglomerate Çalık Holding, and re-admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange. The acquisition is the first London-listed de-SPAC to complete under the FCA’s new SPAC regime.

ACG Acquisition Company in its proposed acquisition of copper and nickel mining assets from Appian Capital and re-admission to listing on the London Stock Exchange, the first signed de-SPAC transaction under the FCA’s new 2021 SPAC regime.

An anchor investor in its c.$240 million funding (by way of equity and warrant finance) of the $1.85 billion acquisition of ASP Acuren Holdings Inc. by Admiral Acquisition Limited, a London-listed SPAC, in July 2024. The target was the ultimate parent company of Acuren, a leading North American provider of critical asset integrity services.

Vivendi SE on its multi-billion global spin-off of Canal+ and, in particular, Havas on its €1.8bn listing on Euronext Amsterdam.

Barclays as designated U.S. securities and disclosure counsel on multiple offerings under its registered debt shelf program as well as liability management transactions in relation to its outstanding debt securities and on-going disclosure and reporting.

Barclays Bank PLC in its $17.7 billion SEC-registered rescission offer, believed to be the largest rescission offer in history.

An ad hoc group of noteholders of Compañía Latinoamericana de Infraestructura & Servicios S.A. (“CLISA”), a leading Argentine infrastructure manager and developer, in connection with CLISA’s consent solicitation to amend the terms of its $358 million step-up senior secured notes.