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Sam Hamilton

Global 2026

Sidley Austin LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket

1 year ranked

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SAM HAMILTON is a global co-leader of the firm’s Leveraged Finance practice. He has more than 20 years’ experience working on a broad range of complex leveraged finance transactions. He has particular experience advising private equity sponsors across a range of finance products.

Sam has been involved in a significant number of market defining transactions and his broad, multi-product, experience has seen him help structure numerous cutting edge “first of their kind” financings.

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Chambers Global Guide

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket - UK

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sam Hamilton is noted for his expertise in acting for sponsors on leveraged finance matters. He also advises corporate borrowers on refinancings and other credit facilities. He is global co-leader of Sidley Austin's leveraged finance practice.

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Strengths

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His depth and breadth of experience make him one of the leading practitioners in the market.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide
He is extremely commercial and is always calm in a crisis.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide

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