Kirkland & Ellis advised Banijay Entertainment on the incurrence of additional indebtedness in an amount equal to €400 million and the repricing of its existing €555 million term loan facility and $500 million term loan facility. Part of the proceeds of the new facility are used to redeem the outstanding 6.5% senior notes due 2026. Banijay Entertainment is owned by Banijay Group NV (AMS:BNJ) and produces and distributes content for television and multimedia platforms.
The Kirkland team includes debt finance lawyers Kalish Mullen, Evgeny Zborovsky, Anastasis Voskos, Matias Versavel, Alia Akki, Brittany Taylor and Kirby Swartz; and capital markets lawyers Cedric Van den Borren and William Taylor.
