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Leveraged Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market - UK
What the Team is Known For
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is particularly focused on advising direct lenders on mid-market leveraged financings. The team stands out for its ability to advise on cross-border deals.
Strengths
They offer full service delivery in the mid-market and highly experienced partners who dedicate their time to transaction work.
They are very thoughtful, detailed and proactive. They give clear advice rather than just set out options or what is market.
You can trust Cadwalader to properly advocate for your position and fight for your points. They really have a lender's interests at heart.
They have a commercial mindset, they're up to speed with market trends, and they display diligence and strong independence from sponsors.
Work Highlights
Cadwalader acted for the unitranche and super senior lenders in relation to the
refinancing and dividend recapitalisation of Moneypenny, a portfolio investment of
ECI Partners.
Notable practitioners
Matt is a knowledgeable lawyer with an acute level of commercial awareness. He is very client-focused, always available and willing to assist.
Matt has a lender's interests at heart and is willing to fight for your points. He's also responsive and very personable.
Matt is highly experienced yet always pragmatic and commercial. He understands our goals, focuses on what’s important and provides reliable advice.
He is highly credible and commercial, with excellent service delivery. He also has fantastic relationships across the mid-market.
Matt is very hands-on and well established in the market.
Smridhi Gulati is particularly noted for her expertise advising direct lenders in mid-cap leveraged finance transactions. She has additional experience acting for major private equity sponsors.
Working with Smridhi is fantastic - she is super smart, responsive and delivers an excellent service.
She fights for her lending clients whilst maintaining excellent relationships with the borrower side. It's a rare combination that makes her stand out versus her peers in the mid-market.
Smridhi is a superstar. She's efficient, pro-active and very much into the details. She also has deep market knowledge.
Smridhi understands our needs and provides constructive, practical advice. She has strong commercial judgment and delivers results efficiently. It is always a pleasure to work with her.