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Linklaters

Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket

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Linklaters

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Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket - UK

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Linklaters has a significant leveraged finance practice that consists of teams that are able to advise both borrowers and lender.

Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters advised the bookrunners, underwriters and arrangers on a £2.85 billion facility for EP Holdings, to finance its take private of International Distribution Services, the holding company of Royal Mail.

Strengths

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  • Linklaters have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to work on complex transactions with tight deadlines and to effectively manage the process.

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  • Their strengths are comprehensive services, fast and reliable execution capabilities, and deep product and geographic knowledge.

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  • The Linklaters team has great relationships across creditors and sponsors alike, and coupled with a user-friendly approach, this helps a lot to get deals done with a minimum of fuss.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Nick Syson
    Band 2Nick Syson

    Nick Syson

    Nick Syson is renowned in the market for his wealth of experience assisting banks with large-cap financings. He is adroit at advising on leveraged finance and debt restructuring matters.
  • Band 3Oliver Sceales
    Band 3Oliver Sceales

    Oliver Sceales

    Oliver Sceales is co-head of the firm's leveraged finance practice. He is recognised for his skill in advising well-known sponsors on both mid-cap and big-ticket transactions.
    • Ollie is extremely commercial, is lightning responsive and can engage with the super technical side.

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    • Ollie has been an exceptional partner to work with, and has helped on extremely tight timelines and complicated projects.

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    • Ollie has a strong understanding of commercial trends, sound judgement during negotiations and demonstrated ability to manage complex processes.

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  • Band 5Peter Hayes
    Band 5Peter Hayes

    Peter Hayes

    Peter Hayes is experienced in acting for sponsors, borrowers and lenders on complex leveraged and acquisition finance matters. He is recognised for his expert handling of cross-border financings.
    • Peter does a terrific job. He is reliable and can get things done in an efficient manner.

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    • Peter Hayes is a very strong lawyer.

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    • We place enormous trust in what he does, he's very respected by the lender side.

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  • Band 6Pathik Gandhi
    Band 6Pathik Gandhi

    Pathik Gandhi

    Pathik Gandhi is well known for her lender-side leveraged finance-focused practice. He works with an array of leading banks.

    • He's consistently one of the more highly-regarded folks lenders work with. He's been very reliable and a very credible partner for both banks and credit funds.

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    • Pathik has shown to be a very commercial and highly knowledgeable lawyer when acting on behalf of lenders.

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    • He shows very strong commercial acumen and a keen grasp of market trends. He has excellent client skills and knows how to get through the fundamental points in any deal quickly and efficiently.

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    • Pathik is very well plugged into the market and his pragmatic problem-solving mindset was a great benefit on a transaction that had a tight timeline.

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    • What we like about them is that he is capable of delivering deals that strike the right balance between protecting lenders interests, but also being pragmatic around sponsor needs.

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  • Up and ComingAngus Graham
    Up and ComingAngus Graham

    Angus Graham

    Angus Graham has a burgeoning reputation in the leveraged finance space. He works on a broad range of transaction types for both alternative and traditional lenders.

    • Angus is an up and coming banking lawyer who represents banks and private credit firms. We have worked with Angus a lot this year and are impressed by his strong work ethic and broad market knowledge.

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    • He's talented and he knows his stuff.

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