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Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Europe-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins boasts impressive offerings across all major European financial centres. The law firm regularly acts on high-end syndicated leverage buyout transactions for leading European and international investment banks and pre-eminent private equity houses and debt funds. It has strong New York and English law credentials, coupled with exceptional expertise in high-yield lending in European markets. Latham & Watkins also advises on asset-based lending and corporate borrowing.

Notable practitioners

Marcello Bragliani is the firm's finance department's regional chair. He is based in Milan. Paris-based Lional Dechman is the firm's regional chair of the finance department.

Work Highlights

Provided by Latham & Watkins LLP

  • Partners across Europe advised Permira and Blackstone on the private credit loan financing for the public-to-private acquisition of Adevinta, valued at EUR14 billion.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

They are a very pragmatic team with a strong willingness to find the best solution for all parties.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

What makes Latham unique is the breadth and depth of the firm's capabilities and expertise, and how efficiently they bring these capabilities to bear for a transaction.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Latham & Watkins is well equipped to handle even the most complex cross-border operations satisfactorily.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Latham & Watkins has a broad scope. Clients have a very high view of the team and its excellent service. They are pragmatic, super responsive and you feel well taken care of.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global