About Maxim Frolov

Maxim is a counsel in our global transactions group, specialising in leveraged finance.

He advises private equity sponsors, corporates, investors and underwriters in connection with public and private high-yield bond issuances, financial restructurings and liability management exercises. A dual-qualified lawyer, Maxim has a particular interest in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS.

Recent work

• Advising CVC on high-yield bond financing of its partnership with La Liga.
• Advising Bain Capital and Cinven on sustainability-linked loan and high-yield bond financing of their acquisition of Lonza Specialty Ingredients (currently Arxada) and subsequent loan and private bond financings of various bolt-on acquisitions.
• Advising Cinven on high-yield bond financing of its acquisition of a majority stake in Arcaplanet and MaxiZoo Italia.
• Advising RAC, a portfolio company of CVC, GIC and Silver Lake, on multiple offerings of investment-grade Class A and high-yield Class B notes.
• Advising the London Stock Exchange Group in connection with its debut Rule144A multi-tranche offering of notes.
• Advising Getlink on multiple offerings of cross-credit Green Bonds.
• Advising DIGI Communications on multiple offerings of high-yield bonds (including bonds issued by RCS & RDS, the group’s primary Romanian operating entity, the first such transaction out of Romania).
• Advising TalkTalk on multiple offerings of high-yield bonds and financing arrangements following the take-private.
• Advising a consortium of 16 banks lead by Barclays, J.P. Morgan and Société Générale on a notes offering by Wintershall Dea.
• Advising BrightHouse on an exchange offer relating to its high-yield bonds and a comprehensive financial restructuring.