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Robert Sadler

VP, Real Estate
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Robert has more than 20 years of professional experience having worked as a debt advisor, lender, and direct real estate equity investor.

Robert worked as a lender for 14 years both originating deals and restructuring distressed debt. He recovered more than £500m over 6 years for Deutsche Pfandbriefbank after the GFC. He has worked for other banks including Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley.

Since 2020, Robert has been advising investors on funding structures, covering the entire capital stack. Notably, whilst at CBRE Capital Advisors Robert arranged a £90m development loan for the second phase of the Lewisham Gateway Project.

At Excellion Capital, Robert principally helps borrowers refinance and restructure existing debt by leveraging his significant experience in this area.

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Cross-Border M&A

  • $12,900m merger between BHP and Billiton to form BHP Billiton Plc
  • $18,800m hostile M&A offer by Xstrata PLC for Falconbridge Ltd. (Canada)
  • $8,300m M&A defence for Gold Fields (SA) – successful defense against a hostile bid from Harmony Gold (SA)
  • $3,000m Xstrata acquisition of MIM Holdings (AUS)
  • $2,600m Xstrata acquisition of Glencore’s (CHF) coal companies, Enex & Duiker (AUS & SA)
  • $920m acquisition by Kazakhmys PLC (UK / Kaz) of a 25% stake in ENRC (Kaz / NL)
  • $300m strategic investment by Glencore (CHF) into Nikanor PLC (UK / DRC)
  • $250m exchange offer of shares in ITI S.A. (Lux) for shares in TVN S.A. (Poland)
  • $175m acquisition of iron ore assets by Aricom PLC (UK / RUS)
  • $160m acquisition of further iron ore assets by Aricom PLC (UK / RUS)

IPO’S

  • $1,400m IPO of Xstrata PLC (LSE)
  • $1,370m IPO of Kazakhmys PLC (LSE)
  • $890m IPO of Vedanta (LSE)
  • $670m IPO of Inmarsat PLC (LSE)
  • $440M IPO of Nikanor PLC (London AIM)
  • €150m IPO of TVN S.A.(Warsaw Stock Exchange)

Selected equity offerings

  • $5,600m underwritten rights issue for Xstrata PLC
  • $2,500 million follow-on for Xstrata – Received IFR-award: EU Deal of the Year ‘06$1,430m rights issue for NTL (UK / USA)
  • $1,400m rights issue (CULS) for Xstrata PLC
  • $225m placing of shares for Gold Fields Ltd.
  • $158m placing of shares for Aricom PLC

Convertible Offerings

  • $600m convertible bond offering for Xstrata PLC
  • $270m Convertible bond for Harmony Gold (SA)
  • $140m Convertible bond for Peter Hambro Mining PLC (UK / Russia)
  • $75m Convertible bond for Max Petroleum
  • $75m Convertible bond for Sterlite Industries (India)

Structured Equity

  • $7,000 million Standby Underwriting Facility (Equity Bridgne) for Xstrata PLC
  • $750m share pledge & margin loan for Mr Kim, Kazakhmys Chairman, to acquire 25% in ENRC
  • $825m Call Option Agreement for Kazakhmys PLC over Mr Kim’s 25% stake in ENRC
  • $550m Aricom (UK / Russia) placing of Units comprising Shares and Warrants, AIM

Debt Capital Markets

  • $12 billion Senior Acquisition Facility for Xstrata PLC
  • $1.4 billion revolving credit facility for Xstrata PLC

Physical commodities

  • Long-term copper & cobalt offtake agreement between Nikanor PLC (UK / DRC) and Glencore (CHF)