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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

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  • Linklaters advised the underwriters on the £850 million IPO listing of CAB Payments Holdings on the London Stock Exchange.

Strengths

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The team at Linklaters is always able to deal spontaneously with complex issues and present suitable solutions.

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Linklaters has a great deal of understanding of the recent market trends.

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Linklaters is a very well-integrated team and provides thoughtful advice to clients.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Naidenov
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Alexander Naidenov enjoys a reputation as one of the standout high-yield lawyers in the London market. He continues to advise corporates on general and acquisition financing-related high-yield issuances.

He is very commercial and very smart.

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Jason Manketo
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Jason Manketo
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Jason Manketo is a renowned ECM expert who is sought out for his US securities expertise. He has a strong reputation for advising both corporate clients and underwriters on IPOs and follow-on offerings. In addition to his client-facing work, Manketo is also co-head of Linklaters' equities practice.

Jason is very knowledgeable and energetic.

Jason is very experienced and gives good advice.

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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.

Ben is a superb partner.

He is an excellent lawyer.

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Carson Welsh
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Carson Welsh
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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 provides good market insights.

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Cecil D Quillen
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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.

Cecil is well regarded in the market and an incredibly experienced securities lawyer on complex transactions.

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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.

Elaine is pragmatic and leads a good team.

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James Wootton
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James Wootton
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James Wootton advises on IPOs and secondary listings as part of his corporate-focused practice. He stands out for his ability to handle cross-border deals, particularly those involving the USA and countries in the Middle East.

James is excellent, client-friendly and a very polished lawyer.

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Pam Shores
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Pam Shores
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Pam Shores is highly regarded for her advice to financial institutions and corporates on ECM transactions. She stands out for her experience of advising on high-value IPOs and secondary listings at both the domestic and international level.

Pam is a joy to work with and hugely experienced with US securities law.

She provides you with a lot of comfort that everything is being dealt with.

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Tom Thorne
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Tom Thorne is noted for his work on rights issues and IPOs, where he is frequently called upon to advise both issuers and financial institutions.

Tom Thorne provides very strong and practical advice and is highly recommended for IPO work.

Tom is a superb partner and really user-friendly.

He is very astute and commercial.

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Giacomo Reali
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Giacomo Reali frequently advises on both issuer-side and bank-side high-yield matters. With additional expertise on distressed financings, he is particularly adept at European cross-border transactions.

Giacomo takes great pride in delivering for his clients. He is a brilliant lawyer who has creative approaches to overcome problems.

He is my first call when I have a complex situation that requires thoughtfulness and creative advice.

Giacomo is an experienced professional, with sharp commercial sense and strong technical knowledge.

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Andrew Chaplin
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Andrew Chaplin
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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.

He has extensive transaction experience and a commercial mindset.

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Arjun Muddu
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Arjun Muddu
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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.

He is good at guiding clients.

Arjun is a good technical lawyer.

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Capital Markets: Debt
Ben Dulieu
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Ben Dulieu
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Carson Welsh
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Carson Welsh
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Cecil D Quillen
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Band 2
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Elaine Keats
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Elaine Keats
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Band 2
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Andrew Chaplin
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Andrew Chaplin
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Up and Coming
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Arjun Muddu
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Arjun Muddu
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Up and Coming
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Capital Markets: Equity
Jason Manketo
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Jason Manketo
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James Wootton
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James Wootton
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Band 2
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Pam Shores
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Pam Shores
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Tom Thorne
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Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
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Alexander Naidenov
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Giacomo Reali
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