据知情人士透露，黑石集团领投了一笔3亿美元的债务融资包，支持美国收购公司阿灵顿资本合伙人将古奇豪斯戈私有化。
Inc. led a $300 million debt package backing US buyout firm Arlington Capital Partners’ take-private of Gooch & Housego Plc, according to people familiar with the matter.
知情人士称，阿灵顿最初以股权为收购提供资金，随后增加了债务融资。黑石提供了该融资包的大部分资金，受融资方为航空航天和国防零部件制造商古奇豪斯戈。该融资包由单元贷款、延期提款定期贷款和循环信贷额度组成。摩根大通和杰富瑞金融集团也参与了融资。
Arlington initially funded the acquisition with equity before adding the debt financing, the people said. Blackstone provided the majority of the package to the manufacturer of aerospace and defense components. It consists of a unitranche loan, a delayed draw term loan and a revolving credit facility. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Jefferies Financial Group Inc. also participated.
即使杠杆贷款市场开放，私人信贷在私有化交易中仍具竞争力，因为发起人看重定价和执行的确定性。直接贷款机构已为英国交易提供融资，包括JTC集团和哈格里夫斯·兰斯当的收购。
Private credit remains competitive for take-privates even when leveraged-loan markets are open, as sponsors value certainty on pricing and execution. Direct lenders have financed UK deals including the buyouts of JTC Plc and Hargreaves Lansdown.
2026年有望成为十多年来英国上市公司收购最繁忙的一年，这些公司继续以低于美国同行的估值交易。私募股权今年对英国航空航天公司表现出特别兴趣，阿波罗全球管理收购了易捷航空。
2026 is on course to be the busiest year in more than a decade for takeovers of UK-listed companies, which continue to trade at a discount to their US counterparts. Private equity has shown particular interest in UK aerospace companies this year, with Apollo Global Management buying EasyJet Plc.
今年早些时候，航空航天供应商Senior也曾受到Arcline的收购关注。
Earlier this year, aerospace supplier Senior was also the subject of takeover interest from Arcline.
摩根大通担任阿灵顿在此次私有化交易中的财务顾问，凯易律师事务所担任阿灵顿的法律顾问。罗氏集团和Investec担任古奇豪斯戈的财务顾问，伯格斯·萨蒙律师事务所担任古奇豪斯戈的法律顾问。
JPMorgan served as financial advisor to Arlington in the take-private and Kirkland & Ellis served as Arlington’s legal advisor. Rothschild & Co. and Investec served as financial advisors to G&H, and Burges Salmon served as G&H’s legal advisor.