Komal Raina

Prior to joining Willkie, Komal was a senior associate at Clifford Chance.

Komal has advised on the following significant matters:

• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners and portfolio company Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS) on GLAS’s acquisition of the Watiga group

• Hanover Investors on its acquisition of New Era Energy, a leading UK distributor of liquid fuels and related consumables

• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on its sale of GL Education

• Stanley Capital in its acquisition of French pharmaceutical group Laboratoire XO

• SGT Capital on its acquisition of Utimaco.

• Searchlight Capital Partners and Invesco Senior Secured Management in connection with the recapitalisation of the Mediapro Group, a leading multimedia communications group in Spain.
• Searchlight Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Celestyal Cruises
• Bain Capital Credit on its acquisition of GAIL’s bakery
• Stanley Capital in its acquisition of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance Services Solutions
• Stanley Capital on its acquisition of global specialty pharmaceutical company, Noden Pharma DAC
• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on its investment in Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS)
• BigHand Inc., a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Iridium Technology, a legal business intelligence and analytics software provider
• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on a refinancing for Triskelion
• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on its acquisition of Creditinfo Group in partnership with its founder and management team
• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on its acquisition of BigHand Ltd., a leading provider of workflow software solutions
• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on its acquisition of SiPM in partnership with management and its founding partners and subsequent refinancing
• A US fund investor in respect of its investment in a Portuguese cruises business
• A majority shareholder on the restructuring of Thomas Cook plc*
• Cinven on the financings for the potential acquisition of an Italian chemicals business and a Swedish rail couplers business*
• Apollo on the acquisition of a non-performing loan portfolio*
• Athora on refinancing for the acquisition of Generali Belgium*
• EQT on the financing for the potential acquisition of a German packaging business and on a holdco financing for a French business*
• CKI on the financing for the acquisition of ista GmbH*
• First and second lien lenders on the financing for the take private of BCA Marketplace plc by TDR Capital*
• Lenders on the financing for the take private of Tarsus plc by Charterhouse Capital Partners*
• The Co-com on the restructuring of Senvion GmbH*

* Komal advised on these matters prior to joining Willkie.