James Crooks
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Band 4 : Banking & Finance: Mid-Market
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Practice Areas
JAMES CROOKS focuses his practice on leveraged finance and general debt financing transactions, advising private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers, credit funds and other financial institutions across an extensive range of debt products including mid and large-cap leveraged financings, public takeover financings, asset backed financings, stressed and distressed situations and complex financings into regulated sectors with particular depth of experience in the financial services, insurance, healthcare, pharma, tech and sports industries in which he has delivered innovative, first-in-kind solutions on some of the most high profile transactions in the market.
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James Crooks co-heads Sidley's leveraged finance practice in London. He typically acts for sponsors and borrowers on mid-cap financing transactions, with additional experience assisting well-known banks and direct lenders. His wide sector knowledge includes sports, insurance, energy and commodities, and manufacturing. He is also noted for his expertise in structured finance.
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"James has assisted us with a wide range of situations of varying degrees of complexity and we always appreciate his attention to detail, commercial awareness and the quality and clarity of his advice."
"James is a fantastic lawyer with great market insight and ability to problem solve."
"It's great to work with James. He has excellent commercial vision and responsiveness in a tight timetable."
"James has assisted us with a wide range of situations of varying degrees of complexity and we always appreciate his attention to detail, commercial awareness and the quality and clarity of his advice."
"James is a fantastic lawyer with great market insight and ability to problem solve."
"It's great to work with James. He has excellent commercial vision and responsiveness in a tight timetable."
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