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Banking & Finance: Fund Finance | UK

London (Firms)

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Band 1
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    Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked
    Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has a deep team of finance lawyers with specialist expertise in fund finance. The practice is typically sought after by banks and alternative lenders for advice on domestic and cross-border deals. The law firm has recently expanded its bench in the general banking and finance space, where it is particularly focused on advising direct lenders on mid-market leveraged financings.
  2. Reed Smith LLP
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    Reed Smith LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked
    Reed Smith has a significant mid-market practice that carries out leveraged finance transactions, fund finance and asset-based lending advice. The team offers additional strength in the real estate finance space. It is able to capitalise upon its established relationships with clearing banks to provide solid lender-side counsel in addition to representing alternative lenders. The firm boasts significant cross-border capabilities.
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Band 2
  1. Ashurst
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    Ashurst
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Ashurst has a well-established team of banking experts that assists both lenders and borrowers on a full range of mid-market financings. The team is also known for its work in the credit funds space as well as for its relationships with leading sponsors. It works across the spectrum of leveraged finance deals, with established expertise in unitranche structures and term loan B facilities. The team additionally offers notable expertise in fund finance as well as Islamic finance matters.
  2. Clifford Chance LLP
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    Clifford Chance LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Clifford Chance has a significant finance practice, which is sought out by high-calibre corporates, financial institutions and private equity sponsors in the leveraged and investment-grade markets. The team is well positioned to advise on the full range of financial instruments, from European covenant-lite structures to term loan B facilities. The department is additionally noted for its ability to advise lenders in EMEA on high-value transactions and has recently been particularly active in the infrastructure space. The team has long-established experts in the fund finance space, where it advises both sponsors and lenders.
  3. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Debevoise & Plimpton is a well-regarded finance practice noted for its expertise in acquisition and fund financing matters, demonstrating particular sector expertise in private equity. It regularly acts for a range of international sponsors while complementing its practice with prominent UK corporate borrowers. The department has additional expertise advising on bond financings and financial restructurings.
  4. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP has established a strong fund finance practice with experienced practitioners. The team is particularly noted for assisting sponsors on subscription line facilities, including on sustainability-linked products and innovative structures. Fried, Frank also offers expertise in general acquisition and leveraged finance, with a growing reputation among direct lenders.
  5. Haynes and Boone, LLP
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    Haynes and Boone, LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Haynes and Boone is a well-regarded London team noted for its representation of lender-side clients such as banks and funds. It advises across the full spectrum of financings and has noteworthy strength in fund finance and structured finance transactions. The team has an expert knowledge of the real estate sector and is adept at cross-border financings. The law firm has a depth of experience in matters concerning the USA and Europe.
  6. Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
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    Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Kirkland & Ellis houses a standout bench of market-leading sponsor-side specialists who are able to provide advice on the full gamut of European and US financing products. The team is active across the spectrum of mid-market to large-cap deals, acting on behalf of both domestic and international private equity clients. It is identified for its deft handling of bank and bond-financed LBOs and refinancings and ably assists clients with distressed matters spanning portfolio acquisitions and rescue financings. Its recent standout matters include cross-border P2P financings as well as preferred-equity structures. The law firm additionally offers a strong fund finance practice catering to investment fund clients.
  7. Macfarlanes LLP
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    Macfarlanes LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Macfarlanes has notable strengths in handling complex and bespoke mid-market deals for lenders, sponsors and their portfolio companies as well as corporate borrowers. The practice spans the full scope of financing matters from corporate to leveraged and fund finance, complementing its offering with real estate and litigation finance as well as regulatory and restructuring expertise. Macfarlanes is equipped to advise on domestic and cross-border matters, with additional experience advising on the English law aspects of high-yield bonds. The team have also established a strong foothold in the credit fund space.
  8. Mayer Brown International LLP
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    Mayer Brown International LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Mayer Brown handles complex and bespoke deals for lender clients, with additional expertise in borrower mandates. The firm's practice spans the full scope of financing matters, from structured finance to project finance and speciality finance. It has noted expertise in acquisition and leveraged finance and is well equipped to advise on domestic and cross-border matters, with additional experience advising on the English law aspects of high-yield bonds. The team is also recognised for its fund finance work.
  9. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a market-leading practice and go-to team for leveraged finance and refinancing transactions for sponsors. The team has a wealth of expertise advising on work spanning senior secured loans, bridge loans and high-yield bonds. Its premier team is able to handle US financial instruments and also boasts the ability to advise on fund finance transactions. The team remains a popular choice for global private equity clients and their portfolio companies.
  10. Travers Smith LLP
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    Travers Smith LLP
    Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Travers Smith has a deep pool of specialist finance advisers who work with sponsors, lenders and corporate borrowers on mid-market matters. The team has specialist knowledge in the area of fund finance, corporate loans and leveraged acquisition finance. It demonstrates broad sector expertise, continuing to advise on deals in the media, leisure and technology industries, in addition to the retail and infrastructure sectors, among others. The firm handles matters for an impressive client list that includes several high-profile private equity houses and international financial institutions.