Christian Iwasko

Mr. Iwasko’s representative experience includes advising on the following:

• TowerBrook Capital Partners
  • on the acquisition of CarTrawler, the leading B2B provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry, from BC Partners*
  • on its investment in Van Dijk Educate, the Netherlands’ largest provider of learning materials*
  • on its investment in French child care nurseries business La Maison Bleue*
  • on its investment in Gravity Media, a UK-based provider of broadcasting equipment and solutions*
  • on the acquisition of European frozen foods business Van Geloven from Lion Capital*
  • on the acquisition of Independent Clinical Services, a leading healthcare staffing services and outsourcing provider, from Blackstone*
  • on the acquisition of aircraft interiors business AIM Altitude from LDC*
  • on the acquisition of the Metallum Group, a European leader in metals trading, recycling and logistics, from Alpha*
  • on the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Autodistribution Group, a leading distributor of aftermarket automotive parts in France, by means of a debt-for-equity restructuring of the group's obligations*
  • on the acquisition of Odlo Sports Group, a Switzerland-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of functional sportswear*
  • on the sale of Metallum to Thommen*
  • on the sale of Metallo to Aurubis*
  • on the sale of Independent Clinical Services to Onex*
  • on the sale of a majority stake in Van Geloven to McCain Foods*
  • on the sale of AIM Altitude to AVIC International Aero-Development Corporation*
  • on the sale of Autodistribution to Bain Capital*
  • on the sale of Haymarket Financial's €705 million portfolio of loans to Future Fund*
  • on the sale of the women's luxury footwear brand Jimmy Choo to Labelux*
  • on the sale of the European latex producer PolymerLatex to Yule Catto*
  • on the sale of Odlo Sports Group to Herkules Capital*
  • on the sale of a minority stake in its fund management business to Wafra*
  • on the formation of its $1.1 billion structured asset and equity investment fund, TowerBrook Structured Opportunities II*
  • on the formation of its $800 million structured asset and equity investment fund, TowerBrook Structured Opportunities*
  • on the formation of its $4.3 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors V*
  • on the formation of its $3.7 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors IV*
  • on the formation of its $2.8 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors III*
  • on its spin-out from Soros and the formation of its $1.3 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors II*
• Apollo
  • on the acquisition of the Tragus Group, the operator of UK restaurant brands Cafe Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada and others, from Blackstone as part of the financial restructuring of the business*
  • together with TowerBrook and York, on the lender-led restructuring of the obligations of the Braas Monier group, a leading global provider of roofing products*
  • together with TowerBrook and York and their portfolio company Braas Monier, on the initial public offering of the company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange*
  • together with Goldman Sachs and Soros, on the restructuring of the obligations of Cablecom, a leading global provider of cable television services in Switzerland*
• Oaktree
  • on the sale of Knightsbridge Student Housing's Westbourne portfolio of student accommodation to Goldman Sachs*
  • on the acquisition of Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK's largest lifting services company, from Goldman Sachs and TPG*
  • on the acquisition of Nordenia International, a global manufacturer of specialty flexible packaging, technical films and product components*
  • on the acquisition of the European ice cream business of Roncadin*
• KKR
  • together with TowerBrook, on their investment in OVH, a European leader in cloud infrastructure, telecommunications and web hosting services*
  • on the acquisition of the Selecta Group, Europe's largest independent vending machine operator, from Allianz*
  • on its debt and equity investment in the Italian coffee vending machine operator, Gruppo Argenta*
  • on its debt and equity investment in the Spanish pizza delivery business, Telepizza*
• H.I.G.
  • on the sale to General Atlantic of a significant minority stake in the FNZ group, a leading software as a service provider*
  • on its investment in St. Gilgen International School in Austria*
  • on the acquisition of the Belgian metalized paper manufacturer AR Metallizing from Ackermans & van Haaren, as well as the simultaneous acquisition of the assets of Vacumet Paper in the United States from Scholle Corporation*
  • on the acquisition of Bezier, the UK's largest provider of integrated point of sale marketing services*
• BNP Paribas
  • on the financial restructuring of Eltel, a leading Nordic electricity and telecommunications network maintenance firm*
  • on the initial public offering of Eltel on NASDAQ Stockholm*
• Sun Capital
  • on the acquisition of Hewden, the UK’s largest specialist equipment rental company, from Finning International*
  • on the acquisition of the assets and business of Dreams, the UK’s largest beds retailer, in a pre-pack administration*
• Bain Capital on the sale of the SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide paint and coatings producer, to PPG*

• Francisco Partners on the sale of eFront, a leading software provider of solutions for the financial industry, to Bridgepoint*

• Goldman Sachs, GoldenTree and Avenue on the £520 million acquisition of a portfolio of 144 travelodge hotels from Prestbury*

• Lincolnshire on the acquisition of Fabbri Vignola, an Italian industrial group producing equipment and film products for food packaging, from IGI and the Chiarva family*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.