Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
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Ropes & Grey fields a high-yield finance team that focuses on big-ticket work for issuer and underwriter clients. As well as demonstrating strength on US matters, the firm also has significant expertise on European financings as well as UK-focused leveraged lending and private credit deals. The team is also active in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Work Highlights
- Ropes & Gray advised the initial purchasers, led by Goldman Sachs, on First Quantum Minerals' USD1.6 billion offering of senior secured second lien notes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Ropes & Gray high-yield team is absolutely brilliant and very responsive."
"The team has strong expertise across the board and is very client-centric."
"The Ropes team is strong on details and solutions-oriented."
"The Ropes & Gray high-yield team is absolutely brilliant and very responsive."
"The team has strong expertise across the board and is very client-centric."
"The Ropes team is strong on details and solutions-oriented."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Kazakevich maintains a broad euro and dollar-dominated high-yield practice. He advises clients on acquisition financings, refinancings and bond issuances.
"Michael Kazakevich is excellent. He's very smart, thoughtful and commercial."
"Michael is a great partner, he understands our business objectives and gives balanced counsel."
"He is very pragmatic and really fights for what matters."
Robert Haak is noted for his issuer-side high-yield bond work where he possesses particular expertise advising companies in the telecommunications and technology sectors.
"Robert is absolutely brilliant, very good technically and has encyclopaedic knowledge."
"He is innovative and a trusted adviser."
Ranked Lawyers at
Ropes & Gray LLP
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