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Capital Markets: Debt - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Linklaters houses a market-leading capital markets team that is recognised for its skilled handling of both debt and equity transactions as well as offering capabilities in high-yield matters. The team handles matters across the UK, Europe and the USA, demonstrating prowess in areas such as liability management, sovereign bonds and equity-linked products. The firm benefits from strong ties to its banking and finance team and has particular expertise in convertible bond issues and green bond DCM transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Linklaters advised AIB on an update of its EUR10 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme and subsequent EUR650 million Fixed Rate Callable Resettable Subordinated Notes due in 2035 drawdown under the programme.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ben Dulieu
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Ben Dulieu
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Ben Dulieu is well regarded for his broad DCM practice where he has notable skill in handling equity-linked instruments as well as convertible bonds.

He is renowned by the market for being fair and analytical so is trusted by both sides to help ensure a successful transaction.

Carson Welsh
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Carson Welsh
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Band 2
Carson Welsh focuses on DCM and brings a great deal of experience to his work in the space. He has a strong reputation for his work on hybrid bonds and liability management exercises.

Carson is very good and clearly a top player in the capital securities world.

Cecil D Quillen
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Cecil D Quillen
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Band 2
Cecil Quillen leads Linklaters' US securities practice and is widely viewed as an authority on matters in that space. He is sought out for his advice on deals relating to a variety of debt instruments, including green and equity-linked bonds.
Elaine Keats
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Elaine Keats
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Elaine Keats comes highly recommended for her work advising banks on various debt transactions and is widely recognised for her superlative expertise in liability management.

You can always pick up the phone to them and get strong technical legal advice, they know their stuff and are always commercial.

Andrew Chaplin
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Andrew Chaplin
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Up and Coming
Andrew Chaplin is recognised for his issuer side practice and liability management work. His is also notable for providing clients with advice on regulatory capital markets transactions.

Andrew has excellent expertise in most fields.

Arjun Muddu
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Arjun Muddu
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Up and Coming
Arjun Muddu is known for his representing both banks and financial institutions in complex and often cross-border matters. He also has experience in establishing sustainability-linked note programmes.

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Capital Markets: Debt

Ben Dulieu
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Ben Dulieu
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Band 2
Carson Welsh
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Carson Welsh
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Band 2
Cecil D Quillen
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Cecil D Quillen
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Band 2
Elaine Keats
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Elaine Keats
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Band 2
Andrew Chaplin
U
Andrew Chaplin
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Up and Coming
Arjun Muddu
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Arjun Muddu
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Up and Coming