Orrick Advises Millicom on $600 Million Revolving Credit Facility

February.01.2017

Orrick advised Millicom International Cellular on a $600 million syndicated revolving credit facility. The lenders included JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and BNP Paribas, among others. Millicom will use the proceeds to refinance the company's existing dual-tranche $500 million revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

Millicom provides a wide range of telecommunications services and related products, including mobile financial services, digital media and e-commerce in 13 countries in Latin America and Africa. This is the latest transaction on which the firm has advised longstanding client Millicom following a series of successful financings. The Orrick team was led by partners Sushila Nayak and Nell Scott.

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Sushila Nayak Partner, Structured Finance, Asset‐Backed Securities

London; New York

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Sushila Nayak Partner

London; New York

She has a broad range of experience in debt financing transactions, including structured credit and corporate finance. She represents issuers, arrangers and collateral managers in connection with the issuance and restructuring of various structured finance products, derivatives transactions and debt issuances in Europe and the United States.

Sushila also provides counsel to technology and other companies on trade finance matters, including receivables financing arrangements, vendor financing, and supply chain financing.

Active in pro bono work, she leads the London office’s pro bono efforts.

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Sushila's experience includes advising:

Arrangers on European CLOs
Issuers, arrangers and investors in connection with the warehousing and securitisation of various assets, including receivables, tax credits and loans
Issuers, arrangers and investors on compliance with European risk retention requirements
Borrowers and lenders on corporate bonds and private debt and bank lending transactions
Corporates and lenders on supply chain, customer finance and receivables financing arrangements

Sushila's recent engagements include:

Representing Morgan Stanley as arranger of the North Westerly V European CLO transaction
Representing Enel Finance International N.V. and Enel S.p.A. in connection with the issuance of a $4 billion U.S. dollar sustainability linked bond
Representing the purchaser in a cross-border private securitisation of diamond receivables
Representing Millicom International Cellular S.A. on a $1.65 billion bridge loan
Representing Millicom International Cellular S.A. in connection with its issuance of a $500 million bond issued under Rule 144A/Regulation S, and its $600 million tender and redemption of existing bonds