[SatNews] The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised Avanti Communications Group, a satellite data communications company, on its initial bond offering of US$370 million Senior Secured Notes due 2019.

Avanti will use the net proceeds of the offering primarily to refinance existing debt facilities.

The Milbank team was led by Global Securities partner Tim Peterson (London) and Global Transportation & Space partner Dara Panahy (Washington DC). Other Milbank team members included Global Securities associates Shoshanna Harrow (London), Benjamin Miles (New York) and Anna Lumijärvi (London), Global Leverage Finance partner Suhrud Mehta (London) and associate Christopher Akinrele (London), Global Transportation & Space associate Alexis Sáinz (Washington), and Tax associate Lysondra Ludwig (New York).

Partner Tim Peterson said, “Milbank is pleased to be able to assist Avanti with its first-ever bond offering, which will provide the company with a significantly more flexible financing structure.”