Slaughter and May, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Allen & Overy (A&O) are among a raft of firms landing roles on UK food manufacturer Premier Foods' £1.1bn refinancing package.

The UK food manufacturer, which produces Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy, is carrying out a capital refinancing plan that intends to raise a total of £353m through a placing of new shares and a rights issue.

Slaughter and May is acting for Premier Foods with a team comprising corporate partner Michael Corbett, finance partner Robert Byk, pensions partner Roland Doughty, property partner John Nevin and tax partner Mike Lane.

HSF is representing the underwriters on the share issuance with a team including corporate partners Mike Flockhart, Alex Bafi and Gillian Fairfield.

The refinancing package also includes the raising of £475m in new bonds, maturing in 2020-21, as well as a new £300m revolving credit facility that is expected to mature in 2019. The company's arrangement with the pension trustees are also being revised.

Credit Suisse, Jefferies, HSBC and BNP Paribas have been appointed as joint bookrunners.

City-based Cravath Swaine & Moore partner David Mercado is acting alongside Slaughters on the high-yield bond issuance. Latham & Watkins London corporate partner Jennifer Engelhardt is providing counsel to the backstop banks, which are Barclays, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and HSBC.

Meanwhile A&O finance partner Melissa Samuel is advising the lenders in relation to the revolving credit facility.

A team from Linklaters comprising pensions partners Isabel France and Rosalind Knowles and banking partner Edward Chan are acting for the pension trustees on the pensions arrangement.

Slaughters is a regular adviser to Premier Foods, which also owns brands including Sharwoods and Ambrosia.

Last month the firm advised the food producer on its sale of a 51% stake in bread business Hovis to US private equity firm Gores Group, which was represented by Weil Gotshal & Manges.