Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket | UK

Denise Gibson is A&O Sheaman's managing partner. She has a respected practice advising on a range of financings, regularly assisting with particularly complex deal structures. She is especially well-versed in handling lender-side mandates, with ample experience advising traditional as well as direct lenders on high-value international transactions.

Dominic Newcomb is regarded as a premier choice for prominent sponsor clients. His practice regularly involves acting on high-value domestic and international debt financings.

Jayanthi Sadanandan is co-leader of Sidley Austin's global leveraged finance practice. She is a highly regarded practitioner with a broad practice, representing sponsor, borrower and lender clients. Her work spans leveraged and investment-grade financings, in both the UK and international markets.

Co-head of A&O Shearman's global private equity practice, Robin Harvey comes recommended for his strengths advising across the finance space. He is particularly adept at acting for prominent sponsors and their portfolio companies on leveraged financings.

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.

Chris McLaughlin is regularly instructed by sponsors and financial institutions on leveraged financings. He is additionally noted for his expert representation of private debt funds.

David Robson is noted for his experience advising lenders across the financing space. He is particularly adept at handling leveraged financings.

Co-head of White & Case's private capital industry group, Gareth Eagles is an expert in this area. He is well-placed to advise on big-ticket acquisition financings.

Jeremy Duffy is active across the finance space, noted in particular for his expertise in leveraged buyouts. He is regularly instructed by domestic and international lender-side clients. He is head of White & Case's EMEA bank lending team in London.

Luke McDougall is routinely called upon by prominent lender-side clients for assistance with domestic and cross-border acquisition finance matters. His client roster includes both traditional bank and specialty lenders.

Nicholas Benham leads Davis Polk's finance practice and is adept at advising on leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financings. He is able to act for clients across the space, from lenders to corporate borrowers and sponsors.

Philip Bowden is co-head of Proskauer's global finance practice and head of the London leveraged finance team. He is considered a leader in the space and regularly advises clients on both domestic and cross-border matters.

Clive Wells has considerable experience of acting on high value financings, with notable work on leveraged deals. His practice involves advising on all manner of financings, including acquisition and structured finance.

Colin Harley is a go-to in the leveraged finance space. He typically represents sponsor-side clients in complex domestic and cross-border transactions.

Fergus Wheeler has substantial expertise in direct lending matters and counts private credit funds and alternative capital providers among his client base.

Hadrien Servais leads the European private credit team at Simpson Thacher. He works with a range of lender clients including including alternative credit providers and banks, on cross-border deals.

Neil Sinha is the European private equity sector lead at A&O Shearman. He advises borrower and sponsor clients on a range of financing transactions, such as refinancings and add-ons to existing facilities, as well as new acquisition financings.

Pete Coulton is noted for his representation of private equity sponsors on big-ticket financings. He is head of Skadden's European banking practice.

Presley Warner is experienced in advising on cross-border matters, counting private equity firms, corporates and financial institutions among his clients.

Alan Davies acts for domestic and international clients on a range of transactions. His finance practice spans structured, acquisition and asset finance matters. He is also the co-managing partner of Debevoise's London office.

Daniel Borg is a debt finance expert who advises leading private equity sponsors on financing transactions.

Daniel Maze is co-chair of Latham's finance department in London. He is particularly adept at acting for direct lenders on leveraged finance transactions.

Darren Hanwell advises on leveraged financings in the big-ticket market and typically acts on behalf of lenders. His clients include both banks and credit funds.

Edward Aldred is respected for his expertise in international finance matters. Particularly active for sponsors, his areas of knowledge include acquisition finance, bank/bond structures and CapEx facilities.

Martin Forbes advises both corporate borrowers and sponsor-side clients on a wide range of financings. He is particularly adept at handling cross-border transactions and has a keen understanding of US-leveraged products.

Co-head of the debt finance at the A&O Shearman, Nicholas Clark is well known for his leveraged finance expertise. He focuses on lender representation and counts both credit funds and traditional lenders among his client base.

Peter Dahlen is global co-head of leveraged finance at Clifford Chance. He has a practice that sees him assist both borrowers and lenders on complex financing arrangements. He has a particular focus on the Nordic region.

Shahpur Kabraji represents leading private equity sponsors on high-value transactions including acquisition financings and leveraged financings.

Alastair McVeigh has an impressive reputation for his able representation of lender-side clients. He works with banks and credit funds on direct, hybrid and syndicated lending.

Daniel Gendron works with private equity sponsors and portfolio companies. He is an experienced banking lawyer who advises clients on leveraged and acquisition financings.

David Irvine is the head of Gibson Dunn's European leveraged and acquisition finance group. He works with both sponsors and private credit lenders on leveraged finance transactions.

Fergus O'Domhnaill is especially adept at advising corporate borrowers and sponsors and regularly handles cross-border financings.

Kanesh Balasubramanianis co-head of European sponsor finance and alternative credit at Paul Weiss. He is renowned for his work for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on leveraged transactions.

Matt Moore is noted for his work on acquisition finance transactions. His client base includes a variety of lenders from banks to alternative capital providers.

Pathik Gandhi is well known for her lender-side leveraged finance-focused practice. He works with an array of leading banks.

Paul Stewart is co-head of the private capital and capital solutions practice at Freshfields. He has a lender-focused practice as part of which he works with both traditional lenders and credit funds.

Prue Criddle is recognised for her leveraged finance expertise. She advises lenders on high value and complex transactions.

Richard Day advises private equity sponsors and asset managers on leveraged finance transactions. He advises on a full range of deal types.

Richard Lloyd works with leading lenders. He advises both banks and credit funds and frequently acts on cross-border transactions.

Ross Pooley regularly advises on leveraged and acquisition finance with expertise in cross-border matters. He is global vice chair of Latham's asset-based lending group.

Seb FitzGerald is a recognisded leverage finance lawyer who has a client list of well-known private equity sponsors.

Shameer Shah is well-known for his private credit expertise and for his client base of leading credit funds.

Stefan Arnold-Soulby is co-head of European sponsor finance and alternative credit at Paul Weiss. He advises clients, primarily private equity sponsors, on leveraged and acquisition financings.

Vanessa Xu has a leveraged finance focused practice that sees her advising private equity sponsors on their acquisitions.

Alex Eagle is gaining a reputation for the strength of his work on leveraged finance transactions. He works with private equity sponsors on everything from acquisition financings through to refinancings.

Alex Van der Gaag has stand out leveraged finance expertise and a wealth of experience of advising private equity sponsors on cross-border transactions.

Angus Graham has a burgeoning reputation in the leveraged finance space. He works on a broad range of transaction types for both alternative and traditional lenders.

Ben Wright is gaining recognition for his ability to handle cross-border financings. He advises high profile private equity sponsors on leveraged transactions.

Laura Bonamis has a growing reputation in the leveraged finance market. She focuses on lender-side work, regularly advising banks and alternative lenders on cross-border matters.

Nick Hallam is a well-respected leveraged finance lawyer with a client base that's made up of prominent private equity sponsors.

Patrick Brendon is frequently called upon by private equity sponsors to advise on leveraged finance transactions. He also works with portfolio companies and regularly leads on cross-border acquisitions.

Tracy Liu has built a highly respected lender-side leveraged finance practice. She works with well known banks on high value financings.