Ranking Table

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket

Chambers' Leveraged Finance rankings highlight the top law firms and lawyers advising on the most complex and market-leading financing transactions in London. This table recognises both UK-based and international firms that assist clients with leveraged finance transactions. The ranked firms represent a diverse range of clients, including corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and both traditional and alternative lenders. These rankings provide a valuable resource for identifying firms that excel in sophisticated, high-value financial deals. The deal values that fall into those categories will depend on the state of the market in a given year but as a guide, deals above £500 million will usually be considered Big-Ticket.

How rankings work?

Eminent Practitioner
Eminent Practitioners
Denise Gibson
A&O Shearman
10 years ranked
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Stephen Lucas
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
23 years ranked
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Band 1
Band 1
Dominic Newcomb
Latham & Watkins
20 years ranked
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Ian Barratt
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
14 years ranked
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Jayanthi Sadanandan
Sidley Austin LLP
18 years ranked
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Mohamed Nurmohamed
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
12 years ranked
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Neel Sachdev
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
20 years ranked
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Suhrud Mehta
Milbank LLP
19 years ranked
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Tom Richards
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
14 years ranked
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Band 2
Band 2
Alex Mitchell
Freshfields
18 years ranked
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Christopher Shield
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
9 years ranked
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Jonathan Brownson
Latham & Watkins
14 years ranked
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Korey Fevzi
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
8 years ranked
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Nick Syson
Linklaters
23 years ranked
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Robin Harvey
A&O Shearman
20 years ranked
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Sam Hamilton
Sidley Austin LLP
13 years ranked
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Band 3
Band 3
Chris McLaughlin
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
8 years ranked
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David Robson
Clifford Chance LLP
7 years ranked
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Gareth Eagles
White & Case LLP
10 years ranked
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Jeremy Duffy
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
11 years ranked
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Luke McDougall
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
7 years ranked
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Neil Caddy
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
12 years ranked
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Nicholas Benham
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
15 years ranked
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Oliver Sceales
Linklaters
7 years ranked
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Philip Bowden
Proskauer Rose LLP
10 years ranked
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Ross Anderson
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
9 years ranked
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Taner Hassan
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
14 years ranked
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Band 4
Band 4
Colin Harley
White & Case LLP
9 years ranked
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Fergus Wheeler
Latham & Watkins
12 years ranked
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Hadrien Servais
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
1 year ranked
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Kirsteen Nicol
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
6 years ranked
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Neil Sinha
A&O Shearman
4 years ranked
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Pete Coulton
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
17 years ranked
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Philip Stopford
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
6 years ranked
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Presley L Warner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
22 years ranked
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Sarbajeet Nag
Milbank LLP
7 years ranked
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Band 5
Band 5
Alan J Davies
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
8 years ranked
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Aled Batey
Freshfields
5 years ranked
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Alexander Robb
Ropes & Gray LLP
6 years ranked
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Alexandra Grant
Milbank LLP
9 years ranked
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Annette Kurdian
A&O Shearman
14 years ranked
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Daniel Borg
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
4 years ranked
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Daniel Maze
Latham & Watkins
11 years ranked
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Darren Hanwell
A&O Shearman
5 years ranked
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Edward Aldred
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
11 years ranked
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Joydeep Choudhuri
Latham & Watkins
5 years ranked
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Karan Chopra
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
4 years ranked
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Martin Forbes
White & Case LLP
5 years ranked
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Nicholas J S Clark
A&O Shearman
13 years ranked
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Peter Dahlen
Clifford Chance LLP
4 years ranked
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Peter Hayes
Linklaters
14 years ranked
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Reena Gogna
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
6 years ranked
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Shahpur Kabraji
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
2 years ranked
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Band 6
Band 6
Alastair McVeigh
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1 year ranked
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Benoit Lavigne
Ropes & Gray LLP
5 years ranked
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Daniel Gendron
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
1 year ranked
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David Irvine
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
5 years ranked
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Evgeny Zborovsky
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
3 years ranked
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Fergus O'Domhnaill
Sidley Austin LLP
3 years ranked
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Jim Ho
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
4 years ranked
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Kanesh Balasubramanian
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1 year ranked
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Matt Moore
A&O Shearman
7 years ranked
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Pathik Gandhi
Linklaters
2 years ranked
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Paul Stewart
Freshfields
2 years ranked
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Prue Criddle
Latham & Watkins
4 years ranked
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Richard Day
Clifford Chance LLP
1 year ranked
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Richard Lloyd
White & Case LLP
3 years ranked
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Ross Pooley
Latham & Watkins
15 years ranked
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Sebastian FitzGerald
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
2 years ranked
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Shameer Shah
A&O Shearman
5 years ranked
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Stefan Arnold-Soulby
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1 year ranked
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Vanessa Xu
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
2 years ranked
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Up-and-coming Individual
Up and Coming
Alex Eagle
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
1 year ranked
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Alexander Van der Gaag
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
1 year ranked
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Angus Graham
Linklaters
1 year ranked
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Ben Wright
Sidley Austin LLP
1 year ranked
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Chantelle Dovey
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
1 year ranked
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Jackson Lam
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
5 years ranked
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Laura Bonamis
Milbank LLP
1 year ranked
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Nick Hallam
A&O Shearman
1 year ranked
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Patrick Brendon
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
1 year ranked
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Tracy Liu
Latham & Watkins
1 year ranked
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