Clifford Chance advises lenders on Helios and HFP take private of CAB Payments

Global Law firm Clifford Chance is advising RMB (Rand Merchant Bank), the corporate and investment banking division of FirstRand Bank Limited, as mandated lead arranger in relation to the financing of Helios Investment Partners and Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation's US$297 million offer to acquire CAB Payments Holdings PLC (the holding company for Crown Agents Bank), a U.K.-listed foreign exchange and cross-border payments business.

The firm's team was led by partner Jim MacHale, with associates Rachel Lodge and Chantelle Richter and trainee Chelsea Nkafu (Debt Finance) and partner Olivia Higgs and senior associate Faeezah Tailor (Corporate Transactions).