Europe Guide 2026 : UK
Ranked Individuals
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A&O Shearman is widely viewed as one of the leading banking practices in London. The department is highly regarded as a leader in the leveraged finance market, where it works with high-profile asset managers, and their portfolio companies, as well as lenders.
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A&O Shearman advised 3i Group on its investment in WaterWipes. The debt investment was financed by a multi-bank club.
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They have extensive market knowledge and strong advisory skills.
They're a phenomenal team with a great bench of knowledgeable lawyers across seniority. They're extremely resourceful and provide excellent advice in challenging situations.
They give very sound and comprehensive advice, as well as reliable and top notch execution in all aspects.
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Denise Gibson is A&O Sheaman's managing partner. She has a respected practice advising on a range of financings, regularly assisting with particularly complex deal structures. She is especially well-versed in handling lender-side mandates, with ample experience advising traditional as well as direct lenders on high-value international transactions.
Denise is great to work with - she's a personable, pragmatic problem-solver who clients and counterparts respect.
She's a top notch practitioner.
Co-head of A&O Shearman's global private equity practice, Robin Harvey comes recommended for his strengths advising across the finance space. He is particularly adept at acting for prominent sponsors and their portfolio companies on leveraged financings.
He's phenomenal - a trusted adviser, who is always in your corner with the ability to unlock situations and provide the right advice and guidance. He's a go-to for any complex deal and situation.
Robin Harvey is an extremely thorough lawyer. He's very proactive, responsive and experienced. He works in a very client-friendly manner and is very responsive.
Robin is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable financing partners in Europe.
Neil Sinha is the European private equity sector lead at A&O Shearman. He advises borrower and sponsor clients on a range of financing transactions, such as refinancings and add-ons to existing facilities, as well as new acquisition financings.
Neil is a master of his craft. He make sure we are getting the best terms.
Neil has strong technical knowledge combined with commercial understanding.
We trust her. She knows the market and she knows the things sponsors are trying to achieve.
She knows what matters in a deal and knows how to get the job done.
Darren Hanwell advises on leveraged financings in the big-ticket market and typically acts on behalf of lenders. His clients include both banks and credit funds.
We would call him any day of the week for lender work.
He's commercial and approachable.
Darren is a great person to work with. He's technically very capable and represents his clients commendably.
Co-head of the debt finance at the A&O Shearman, Nicholas Clark is well known for his leveraged finance expertise. He focuses on lender representation and counts both credit funds and traditional lenders among his client base.
He's very client-focused, with a deep level of experience and a good feel about the market.
Matt Moore is noted for his work on acquisition finance transactions. His client base includes a variety of lenders from banks to alternative capital providers.
He's always able to deliver in the timeframes we need and he's excellent in delivering a strategic outcome for us.
Shameer Shah is well-known for his private credit expertise and for his client base of leading credit funds.
We really like him; he's really good, user-friendly and efficient.
Shameer is clearly a rising star. He is technically adept as well as being pragmatic. Clients trust him to get the deal done in a constructive and efficient way.
Nick Hallam is a well-respected leveraged finance lawyer with a client base that's made up of prominent private equity sponsors.
He has tremendous commercial awareness, is very responsive and he's very likeable. It's a pleasure working with Nick.
He is one of the best financing lawyers I know. He has extreme know-how, he knows the little clauses in contracts inside out and has little tips and tricks based on that.
He's a top class financing lawyer.
He provides excellent advice, he's resourceful and he's creative. He's always fighting for his client and he's able to unlock difficult situations with his vast knowledge of complex situations.
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
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