Automobiles and Parts

Our key experience includes advising:

Pirelli & C. S.p.A. on a EUR 675 million loan facility to Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. and Pirelli International Limited.

The Honsel group, a leading supplier of automotive components, on the financing of its acquisition of the Tafime group, a supplier of automotive and industrial products.

General Motors UK and other UK companies in the General Motors group on matters connected with the Chapter II filing by General Motors Corporation and the restructuring of General Motors Europe.

Inchcape, the international automotive retail group, on the financing for its recommended cash offer for European Motor Holdings; the acquisition of Lind Automotive Group Holdings and selected properties held outside Lind. Lind is one of the largest independent automotive retailers in the UK; and its acquisition of the Robert Smith Group Limited. The business consisted of six Mercedes-Benz dealerships and one smart dealership.

Eurazeo on the acquisition of Europcar, the leading European car rental firm, from Volkswagen AG; and the acquisition by its subsidiary Europcar Groupe S.A. of the car rental businesses of National and Alamo Rent a Car in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Ford Motor Company on the sale of Jaguar Racing Limited, its Formula One subsidiary, to Red Bull.