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Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket - London (Firms)

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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

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

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
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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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Linklaters has superior market insight. The team have their finger on the pulse of what is market and not.

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
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Linklaters has the confidence of financial institutions, allowing them to turn matters around quickly - even against aggressive timelines.

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
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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.

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
UK

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.

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
UK

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.

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
UK

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

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
UK

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

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
UK

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

Corporate Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Toby Grimstone

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Band 1

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.

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.

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

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

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Band 3

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.

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

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Sam Mahboubian

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Band 3

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.

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

Atish Shah

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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.

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

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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Corporate Finance: Big Ticket

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Toby Grimstone

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Band 1

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James Martin

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Band 3

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Sam Mahboubian

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Band 3

Atish Shah

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