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Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Mid-Market - London (Firms)

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The banking team at McDermott Will & Schulte has a strong private equity focus and regularly works with both sponsors and lenders. It is particularly active for direct lenders, advising them on a range of financing structures. Its experience includes term loans, revolving credit facilities and PIK facilities as part of domestic as well as highly international transactions.

Work Highlights

  • McDermott Will & Schulte advised Blue Owl Capital and a consortium of lenders on a USD2 billion refinancing for RL Datix, a company owned by ive Arrows, TA Associates and Nordic Capital.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christopher Kandel
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Christopher Kandel
2
Band 2

Chris Kandel is regarded as a go-to player in the London banking and finance market. His expertise includes complex and high-value cross-border leveraged and corporate finance matters.

Chris' depth of experience, technical understanding of the subject matter and genuine love for financing makes him exceptional in his field.

Chris Kandel is incredibly commercial, experienced and smart.

He's an exceptional financing lawyer.

He's super responsive, thorough and extremely commercial.

Chris is a legend in leveraged finance.

Aymen Mahmoud
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Aymen Mahmoud
3
Band 3

Aymen Mahmoud is noted for his ability to advise both borrowers and lenders on leveraged buyouts. He is experienced in transactions across sectors and jurisdictions. He is the European head of finance at McDermott Will & Schulte.

I would always choose to with Aymen if I could. Hard to overstate his work quality.

He's very technically strong, commercially aware and personable. We trust Aymen to have our best interests at heart and to deliver top quality advice.

Aymen Mahmoud is an astute leader, who is fiercely intelligent and possesses an innate ability to get to the crux of the matter immediately.

Aymen combines commerciality and tactical expertise better than any other lawyer I have dealt with.

Mark Fine
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Mark Fine
3
Band 3

Mark Fine has substantial experience advising both borrowers and lenders across the space, in addition to private equity clients. He is well-versed in take-private and acquisition financings, as well as refinancing matters.

Mark is excellent to work with.

He's a reliable and experienced partner that is well respected and easy to work with.

Mark was highly responsive and sophisticated, he providing exceptional advice that was clearly informed by exceptional experience.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market

Christopher Kandel
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Christopher Kandel
2
Band 2
Aymen Mahmoud
3
Aymen Mahmoud
3
Band 3
Mark Fine
3
Mark Fine
3
Band 3