Corporate Lending

Our team advises borrowers across the full spectrum of leveraged, hybrid, investment and non-investment grade and acquisition finance transactions. 

We support private and listed corporate borrowers and founder-backed businesses with strategic, commercially advice on domestic and international cross-border financings to unlock value and support working capital requirements and ambitious growth strategies.

Our broad client base enables us to anticipate issues, apply exceptional market insight to bear and deliver commercial solutions without compromising the quality of our legal advice. We view the deep, value-added relationships we build with our clients as partnerships – helping them stay ahead of evolving market trends and regulatory developments.

We provide clear advice that gives clients the confidence to act decisively in a fast-moving marketplace. With extensive sector knowledge and a senior-led approach, we guide clients through every stage of their financing transactions. 

Our multidisciplinary team brings together our experts in finance, tax, corporate and M&A, commercial, IP, tech, real estate, financial services, regulatory matters to provide seamless, tailored advice at pace. 

We support our clients on all aspects of structuring, negotiating, documenting and executing:

• private and public acquisition financings, refinancings and recapitalisations;
• leveraged, hybrid and investment grade financings, including complex capital structures, multi-jurisdictional considerations and challenging timelines;
• guarantee and security packages and intercreditor and subordination arrangements;
• due diligence, acquisition, public offer and IPO-related equity and debt documentation; and
• syndication and primary and secondary market investments in leveraged facilities.

Work highlights include advising:

• Cera Care on its latest debt finance and equity funding round led by BDT & MSD Partners and Schroders Capital;
• Cimpress plc on its credit facilities, high yield bonds and cash pooling arrangements;
• Flo Health on its debt financing rounds;
• J D Wetherspoon plc on its syndicated facilities, US private placement, trade finance and hedging arrangements;
• Pandox AB on financing to its acquisition of Dalata Hotel Group plc;
• Plan Communications on financing for growth provided by a club of banks;
• Superdry plc on its financing for its secured debt facilities, an equity raise and a delisting; and
• Zigup plc on its working capital facilities.