Shruti Dusaj

Profil Shruti Dusaj

Shruti is a senior associate in the firm’s global transactions group with a particular focus on high yield bond offerings. Shruti regularly represents issuers, underwriters and creditors in connection with high-yield bond offerings, debt restructurings, liability management exercises, LBO financings and other corporate finance transactions, across a range of jurisdictions. Shruti’s practice also includes advising issuers and underwriters on equity offerings, including IPOs.

Shruti spent six months seconded to the leveraged and acquisition finance team of a leading investment bank in London. Shruti is admitted to practice in New York.

Shruti was recognized as an associate to watch for High Yield by Chambers.

Mandate

• CVC and Fressnapf on Fressnapf’s debut high yield issuance in connection with the acquisition of Arcaplanet;
• Takko Fashion on its post-restructuring high yield bond refinancing;
• Ad hoc group of noteholders in connection with Takko’s debt-for-equity and debt-for-private debt restructuring transaction implemented as consensual exchange offers for its high yield notes;
• Brookfield and Center Parcs on various debt offerings, including privately placed PIK holdco facilities agreement with high yield covenants;
• TalkTalk Telecom Group Limited on its restructuring transaction including the re-tranching and extension of its c. £685m senior secured notes by way of an exchange offer;
• Tele Columbus on high yield aspects of its restructuring transaction implemented by way of an English law scheme of arrangement;
• the initial purchasers in connection with the issuance by Cable & Wireless of USD 1 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior secured notes due 2032;
• Hellman & Friedman in connection with the first and second lien facilities supporting its acquisition of AutoScout24 and subsequent add-on acquisition financing as well as refinancing;
• Hellman & Friedman on €450m privately-placed Senior Secured Notes and €150m privately-placed Senior Notes to finance its acquisition of TeamSystem;
• the underwriters on the IPO of Galderma Group AG on the SIX Swiss Stock Exchange;
• bank consortium on multiple offerings of high yield notes by Grünenthal GmbH;
• bank consortium on multiple offerings of high yield notes by Cheplapharm Arzneimittel;
• bank consortium on high yield bond issuance by Wepa Hygieneprodukte GmbH;
• bank consortium on high yield bond issuance by Profine group;
• bank consortium on inaugural high yield bond issuance by Standard Profil Automotive;
• the AA in connection with various financings, including in connection with the take-private transaction by Towerbrook and Warburg Pincus;
• ConvaTec in connection with its offering of $500 million senior notes;
• Bank consortium in connection with Sally Beauty’s offering of $300 million senior secured second lien notes;
• TalkTalk on its offering of €575 million 3.875% senior secured notes due 2025;
• Deutsche Bank AG on the €250m senior secured notes issued by SGL Carbon;
• Synthomer plc on its proposed inaugural high yield notes offering;
• Carlson Travel Inc. on its $415m 6¾% senior secured notes due 2023, €330m senior secured floating rate notes due 2023 and $250m 9½% senior notes due 2024;
• Citigroup on Schoeller Allibert Group B.V.’s €210m inaugural high yield notes offering;
• Worldpay Finance plc on its €500m inaugural high yield notes offering; and
• Douglas on its dual-tranche high-yield bond offering to finance its acquisition by CVC.