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Capital Markets: Debt - UK

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What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance has a strong reputation for sovereign DCM issuances and high-value IPOs. In particular, the team benefits from both US and European capabilities, as well as a far-reaching high-yield practice with support from specialists in Hong Kong and New York. The firm has expertise in US securities laws including Rule 144A offerings, which enables the smooth handling of complex cross-border transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Clifford Chance advised Morgan Stanley as lead manager in connection with the establishment of an up to EUR1 billion Medium-Term Note Programme by Banca Transilvania.

Strengths

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The team is very well resourced with the right expertise across different products.

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Clifford Chance is always a great firm to work with - helpful, responsive and goes the extra mile to find solutions to highly complex problems.

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Clifford Chance is consistently excellent, timely and always willing to help.

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Notable Practitioners

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Adrian Cartwright
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Adrian Cartwright
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Eminent Practitioners
Adrian Cartwright is head of Clifford Chance's European equity capital markets team. He is renowned for his work for banks on complex equity matters.

He is a superb partner.

Adrian has a wealth of ECM experience.

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Simon L Thomas
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Simon L Thomas
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Simon Thomas is a prominent ECM practitioner who advises blue-chip corporates and banks on a wide range of transactions. He is renowned for his high-quality advice on big-ticket IPOs.

Simon is hugely knowledgeable and a safe pair of hands.

He has an excellent grasp of the technical aspects of transactions and can be trusted to work through issues on complex deals.

Simon has an outstanding legal mind, coupled with depth of experience and a rare level of commercial acumen.

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Simon Sinclair
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Simon Sinclair
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Simon Sinclair is highly regarded for the breadth and depth of his experience across both debt and equity-linked transactions.

Simon gives sound, sensible advice to issues.

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Christopher Roe
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Christopher Roe is a noted specialist in equity capital markets and has advised both issuers and underwriters on a wide range of UK and international ECM transactions. His expertise extends to IPOs, rights issues and secondary capital issuances.

Christopher is technically excellent and exceptional at handling difficult situations.

Christopher is highly knowledgeable, an expert in his field but also commercial and solutions-oriented.

He has exceptional attention to detail combined with a high-quality advisory style and delivery.

He is very resourceful, always goes the extra mile and is a fantastic adviser.

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Paul Deakins
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Paul Deakins
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Paul Deakins is a respected DCM practitioner with notable expertise in floating rate notes and equity-linked instruments.

Paul is an excellent technical lawyer.

He is an exceptional professional who focuses on clients and solutions.

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Kate Vyvyan
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Kate Vyvyan
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Kate Vyvyan regularly advises a broad range of clients across European bond issuances, green bonds and liability management transactions.

She is a very accomplished lawyer.

Kate shows huge commercial awareness and an ability to steer the transaction to an efficient conclusion.

Kate is responsive, practical and easy to work with.

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Matt Fairclough
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Matt Fairclough
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Matt Fairclough advises clients on straight debt securities, MTN, convertible and exchangeable bonds and regulatory capital products.

He is very willing to find solutions.

He is very collaborative and focused on getting the best deals for his client.

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Capital Markets: Debt
Simon Sinclair
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Simon Sinclair
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Paul Deakins
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Paul Deakins
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Kate Vyvyan
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Kate Vyvyan
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Matt Fairclough
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Matt Fairclough
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Adrian Cartwright
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Adrian Cartwright
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Simon L Thomas
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Simon L Thomas
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Christopher Roe
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