Corporate Lending

Our corporate lending practice advises on bilateral and syndicated facilities for investment grade and non-investment grade borrowers for multinational corporations, other corporate borrowers, leading banks and other financial institutions and alternative lenders.

Our experienced lawyers offer exceptional knowledge of the current legal environment and a clear understanding of the commercial and market issues facing both corporate borrowers and lenders.

Our range of services includes:

bilateral and syndicated facilities for investment-grade and non-investment-grade borrowers;
leveraged facilities for management buy-outs, M&A transactions, recapitalisations, refinancings and restructurings;
working capital facilities, capex and development facilities, back-up facilities, finance leases and other routine financing transactions;
borrowing base facilities and other speciality products including structured products; and
treasury requirements, including hedging and speculative derivative trades.

Recent work

Medicover AB (publ)

Advising Medicover AB (publ), a listed European medical and diagnostic clinic business, on €200m multi-currency senior facilities, provided by ING, Nordea, SEB and BZ WBK.

Sanne Group plc

Advising Sanne Group plc on a £25m working capital facility provided by HSBC following Sanne Group plc’s IPO.

Inspecs

Advising Inspecs, the British eyewear design house, on the financing for its acquisition of frame designer and manufacturer Killine Group, from a Hong Kong-based private equity firm.

Sunderland Football Club

Advising Sunderland Football Club on a £85m working capital facility provided by funds affiliated with Security Benefit Corporation.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Advising Verizon Communications Inc. on its acquisition of Vodafone’s interest in Verizon Wireless for $130bn, including advising on its $61bn loan facilities.