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Willkie Advises Barings and Cheyne Capital on Financing for Balaena’s Acquisition of APCL Group

Willkie Advises Barings and Cheyne Capital on Financing for Balaena's Acquisition of APCL Group

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June 12, 2026

Willkie advised Barings and Cheyne Capital, two of the world's leading alternative investment managers, in co-leading the financing to support maritime engineering group Balaena's acquisition of APCL Group, a UK-based operator of critical hard infrastructure assets, serving key end-markets including defense and industrial sectors.

The Willkie team was led by partners Daniel Gendron, Andrew Gray and Rahul Saha, with associates Danister de Silva, Hiral Jain and Paul Seppi, and support from partner Marc Hecht.
Daniel Gendron Partner Finance
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4902
Andrew Gray Partner Corporate & Financial Services
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4860
Rahul Saha Partner Antitrust & Competition
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4741
Danister de Silva Associate Finance
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4949
Hiral Jain Associate Corporate & Financial Services
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4971
Paul Seppi Associate Antitrust & Competition
London Rome [email protected] +44 20 3580 4878
Marc Hecht Partner Restructuring
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4728
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