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Leveraged Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market - London (Firms)

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Band 3

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.

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.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Smith
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Matthew Smith
3
Band 3
Matthew Smith is regularly called upon to advise banks and alternative lenders on a wide range of leveraged finance matters. He has notable experience advising on international transactions.

He is highly credible and commercial, with excellent service delivery. He also has fantastic relationships across the mid-market.

Matt is highly experienced yet always pragmatic and commercial. He understands our goals, focuses on what’s important and provides reliable advice.

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 a knowledgeable lawyer with an acute level of commercial awareness. He is very client-focused, always available and willing to assist.

Matt is very hands-on and well established in the market.

Smridhi Gulati
3
Smridhi Gulati
3
Band 3

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.

Smridhi is a superstar. She's efficient, pro-active and very much into the details. She also has deep market knowledge.

Working with Smridhi is fantastic - she is super smart, responsive and delivers an excellent service.

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.

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.

Ranked Lawyers at
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market

Matthew Smith
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Matthew Smith
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Smridhi Gulati
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Smridhi Gulati
3
Band 3