Danister de Silva is a senior Associate in Willkie’s Corporate & Financial Services and Finance Department in London. Danister has experience in multiple jurisdictions representing private equity sponsors, investment banks, private debt funds and corporate clients on leveraged buy-outs, restructurings, refinancings and general corporate lending.
Danister also has experience representing lenders focussing on capital solutions and hybrid capital strategies across a range of sectors.
Danister has previously been recognised by The Legal 500.
Danister also has experience representing lenders focussing on capital solutions and hybrid capital strategies across a range of sectors.
Danister has previously been recognised by The Legal 500.
Experience
- CVC Capital Partners on the financing for its acquisition of a stake in Sunday Natural, a leading brand for premium vitamins, minerals and supplements.
- Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP on the financing of its acquisition, with support from Afendis Capital Management, of ice cream producer YSCO.
- Triton on the financing for Tendra Technical Services.
- Barings and Cheyne Capital in financing to support Balaena’s acquisition of APCL Group, a leading British marine engineering company.
- A leading European capital solutions provider on the provision of a hybrid capital financing to a DACH-based portfolio company (healthcare sector) of a major global financial sponsor.
- Aptia and Bain Capital on the refinancing of debt facilities and the financing of Aptia’s acquisition strategy.
- learnd SE on Financing for Acquisitions of BGES Group and Ashdown Group.
- Sixth Street Partners in providing financing for the take-private of a UK-listed entity (technology sector).
- Debt-for-equity transfers and restructurings of the financing arrangements for distressed investments.
- Bain Capital Credit in providing financing to multiple private-equity backed acquisitions in the technology / software sector across Europe.
Credentials
Education
The Flinders University of South Australia, LL.B. (Hons), 2006 University of Adelaide, B.A., 2007