Sponsor side

• Brookfield Asset Management on the financing for the potential acquisition of a reusable carriers business (unsuccessful)
• A majority shareholder on the restructuring of Thomas Cook plc*
• Cinven on the financings for the potential acquisition of an Italian chemicals business (unsuccessful) and a Swedish rail couplers business (unsuccessful)*
• Cinven on the financing for the potential acquisition of AXA Life*
• 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 (unsuccessful)*
• EQT on a holdco financing for a French business*
• CKI on the financing for the acquisition of ista GmbH*
• EQT on amend and extend for CBR GmbH by way of English law scheme of arrangement*

Lender side

• US fund investor in respect of an acquisition facility made available to Cera Care
• 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*
• Major financial institution on a financing collateralised by a loan portfolio of underlying funds financing loans*
• Leading UK bank on raising subordinated financing*
• Goldman Sachs on the financing for the take private of a German real estate business (unsuccessful)*
• The Co-com on the restructuring of Senvion GmbH*
• Permira Debt Fund on the financing for the acquisition of a Polish business (unsuccessful)*
• Citibank as arranger in respect of a financing for WPP Plc*
• Lenders on the financing for the acquisition of Tigaz by MET*
• Lenders on the financing for the potential acquisition of London City Airport (unsuccessful)*
• Secondments to Leveraged Finance teams of Citibank (2017) and UniCredit (2012)
  

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