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Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket - UK

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Ropes & Gray has an exceptional team of highly skilled practitioners advising on complex financings for borrowers and sponsors. The team regularly works for investment banks and private equity funds. It continues to be a strong presence in the European leveraged finance market due to its acute understanding of high-yield issues and masterful handling of UK and US hybrid transactions. The firm is particularly noted for its strength in acquisition financing and unitranche matters.

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Work Highlights

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  • Ropes & Gray advised EQT Private Capital Asia and its portfolio company Vistra, in connection with a refinancing of USD600 million and EUR816 million term facilities.

Strengths

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  • The team is technically strong and provide good support throughout the process.

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  • I've never come across such a hard-working team. They are always available and can always deliver even when given significant time constraints.

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  • Ropes is my go-to firm for complex transactional matters.

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  • They offer best in class advice and they're super responsive.

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  • They have a wonderful breadth of knowledge and can answer anything thrown their way.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Alexander Robb
    Alexander Robb

    Alexander Robb

    Alexander Robb is noted for his stellar representation of sponsor, borrower and lender clients on domestic and cross-border financings.

    • Alex is a star.

      Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket respondentEurope

    • Alex is a very capable lawyer with excellent commercial judgment and a strong work ethic. We enjoy working with Alex as he is very responsive and easy to deal with.

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    • Strong expertise and commercial awareness.

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    • He has an keen attitude to look for solutions which is always helpful in complex transactions.

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  • Benoit Lavigne
    Benoit Lavigne

    Benoit Lavigne

    Benoit Lavigne is noted for his expert representation of lender-side clients. He is experienced in advising on transactions spanning domestic, European and US markets.
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