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Sidley Austin LLP

Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket

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Sidley Austin LLP

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Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket - London (Firms)

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin has a prominent sponsor-focused finance practice and a bench of market leading lawyers. The team's client list includes a large number of leading private equity investors who turn to Sidley for their most complex and high value deals.

Work Highlights

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  • Sidley Austin advised a consortium led by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Permira in relation to the syndicated TLB financing for its EUR2.2 billion public-to-private acquisition of Exclusive Networks.

Strengths

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  • The Sidley team are highly experienced, incredibly pro-active doers who excel in both execution and advice,

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  • They were proactive, responsive, and instrumental in meeting tight deadlines. They tackled every challenge head-on and streamlined the process.

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  • They have an extremely experienced and tenured senior team along with highly trained junior members, and they take a very commercial approach to advice and execution.

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  • They have a pragmatic and commercial approach with a primary aim to deliver on client's objectives. They have truly multi-dimensional expertise and best-in-class quality of work and advice.

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  • They're very fast and analytical, and they're pleasant to work with.

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