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Corporate Finance: Borrowers: Big Ticket

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Corporate Finance: Borrowers: Big Ticket - UK

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters demonstrates extensive capabilities acting for both global banks and household-name corporates. The team advises on domestic and cross-border matters and shows strength across a wide range of financings, including term loans, bridge facilities and revolving credit facilities. Leveraging the firm’s significant expertise in debt financing, derivatives, debt capital markets and securitisation, Linklaters provides a comprehensive, holistic service to its clients.

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Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters advised Rio Tinto in connection with a USD7 billion bridge facility to finance its acquisition of Arcadium Lithium.

Strengths

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  • Linklaters has the confidence of financial institutions, allowing them to turn matters around quickly - even against aggressive timelines.

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  • Linklaters has superior market insight. The team have their finger on the pulse of what is market and not.

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  • Linklaters provides exceptional support to our firm. The team is highly responsive, proactive, and commercially-minded - their reputation as best in class is well-deserved.

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  • Linklaters displays a depth of knowledge gained from working on other deals, enabling them to be highly commercial and act with pace.

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  • The team is technically very sharp, always approaching matters with pragmatism. They also propose innovative solutions and are effective in enforcing them with the counterparty.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Toby Grimstone
    Toby Grimstone

    Toby Grimstone

    Toby Grimstone, co-head of corporate and structured lending at Linklaters, is considered a market leader in advising on syndicated and secured bank financings. He is regularly instructed by both bank and borrower clients and specialises in acquisition and general corporate financing matters.

    • Toby is a true leader in his field, with incredible experience, and he carries our highest level of trust.

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    • We turn to Toby for our most complex transactions. He delivers exceptional client service, ensuring our deals leap - rather than crawl - over the finish line.

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    • Toby goes above and beyond to understand our needs and deliver practical, solutions-oriented advice. We greatly value his timely and clear communication throughout complex transactions.

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  • James Martin
    James Martin

    James Martin

    James Martin regularly advises both borrowers and banks on big-ticket, event-driven and general corporate syndicated financings across the EMEA region.

    • James always provides pragmatic and practical advice, relevant to his client's specific circumstances. He has an ability to make the complicated simple to understand.

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    • James is an experienced lawyer whose practical approach is invaluable on any transaction.

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  • Sam Mahboubian
    Sam Mahboubian

    Sam Mahboubian

    Sam Mahboubian has built a strong reputation in the corporate and event-driven financing markets. He regularly advises a wide range of industry clients on marquee mandates, including big-ticket acquisition financings and direct lending.

    • Sam offers first-rate client support.

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    • Sam is quite simply one of the best - he combines technical expertise with commercial acumen at the highest level.

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  • Atish Shah
    Atish Shah

    Atish Shah

    Atish Shah has experience assisting both lender clients and corporate borrowers.

    • Atish consistently goes above and beyond to understand our needs and deliver practical, solutions-oriented advice. We greatly value his timely and clear communication throughout complex transactions.

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    • Atish is a fabulous banking lawyer - conscientious and diligent in all he does. I’m always impressed by his unflinchingly positive attitude.

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    • We appreciate Atish’s expert support, insight and diligence on our deals.

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