Noel Hughes

Mr. Hughes has handled high-profile financings across an extensive range of industries, with particular experience in the areas of infrastructure, telecommunications, natural resources and energy. Prior to joining Skadden, he worked at a Magic Circle firm in London. Mr. Hughes’ representations included:

Sponsor Financings

• Empark, a portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management, on its €575 million senior secured notes offering and its related €100 million super senior revolving credit facility
• Morgan Stanley and other banks in connection with a $950 million senior notes offering by Vine Energy, a Blackstone portfolio company
• the banks in connection with a €550 million senior secured notes offering by Evoca, a Lone Star portfolio company

Corporate Financings

• El Corte Inglés on its €600 million senior notes offering
• Neinor Homes on its green bond issuance of €300 million senior secured notes
• BNP Paribas and other banks in connection with NH Hotel’s €400 million senior notes offering

Telecommunications Financings

• Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan and other banks on the $3 billion and $2.8 billion senior secured notes offerings by Altice International
• J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas and other banks in connection with a $1.7 billion bond offering and related financing transactions for Altice’s acquisition of Suddenlink
• multiple banks on the $2.3 billion committed financing for Altice USA’s sale of 49.99% of its Lightpath fibre enterprise business

Energy Financings

• J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas and other banks in connection with Harbour Energy’s $500 million senior notes offering
• J.P. Morgan and other banks in connection with Tullow Oil’s $2.4 billion refinancing, consisting of a $1.8 billion senior secured notes offering and a super senior secured revolving credit facility comprised of a $500 million revolving credit facility and a $100 million letter of credit facility
• Morgan Stanley and other banks in connection with Ithaca Energy’s $625 million senior notes offering

Mining Financings

• First Quantum Minerals on multiple senior notes offerings and related financings, including a $1.5 billion senior notes offering
• the initial purchasers and the revolving credit facility lenders in connection with Endeavour Mining’s $500 million senior notes offering and $500 million revolving credit facility
• Petra Diamonds on its debut high-yield $300 million senior secured second-lien notes offering and its subsequent $650 million senior secured second-lien notes offering