Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
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Freshfields tackles a diverse range of DCM and ECM transactions, from IPOs to sovereign bonds and MTN programmes. The team represents issuers, banks, regulators and exchanges and has significant experience in equity-linked deals, liability management and rights issues. In addition, it offers strong capabilities in the high-yield capital markets space.
Work Highlights
- Freshfields advised Banca Transilvania on the establishment of its EUR1 billion European Medium Term Note Programme. This included the inaugural issuance of EUR500 million non-preferred eligible noes due 2027 thereunder and EUR100 million and EUR190 million tap issuances.
Strengths
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"Freshfields' personalised approach and dedication in explaining topics is invaluable."
"Freshfields is practical in their approach to complex matters."
"The team is very experienced and its resources meet our most complex needs."
"Freshfields' personalised approach and dedication in explaining topics is invaluable."
"Freshfields is practical in their approach to complex matters."
"The team is very experienced and its resources meet our most complex needs."
Notable Practitioners
Duncan Kellaway is highly capable at advising both issuers and underwriters, particularly with regard to bond issuances and liability management transactions.
"Duncan offers exceptional service and outstanding professional knowledge."
"Duncan is very practically focused on getting good results."
"He is a very experienced and supportive partner."
"He is very collaborative and commercial."
Peter Allen serves as co-head of Freshfields' international capital practice markets practice. He advises a mix of underwriters and issuers on DCM transactions including EMTN programmes and green bond issuances.
"Peter has a wealth of knowledge."
"He is responsive, prompt and solutions-oriented."
Julian Makin is skilled at advising on ECM matters in the energy and natural resources field, where he works with corporate clients on IPOs and secondary raisings, as well as on the capital markets elements of acquisition financing mandates.
"Julian is very responsive, commercial and truly acts with clients' interests in mind."
"He provides consistently excellent advice and thought leadership."
Simone Bono has a great deal of experience handling high-yield bond issuances for both corporate issuers and underwriters in addition to regularly advising clients on high-yield debt restructurings.
"Simone provides very experienced and balanced advice."
"She is precise and raises potential issues early."
Denise Ryan has developed a respected high-yield practice and is noted for her standout capabilities on cross-border transactions. She is particularly adept advising issuers.
Haden Henderson is well noted for his burgeoning high-yield practice where he offers particular expertise advising clients on the bank side of deals.
"Haden provides great client service, thorough execution and dependable technical knowledge."
"Haden is insightful and commercial."
Greg Garfield is an excellent advisor to issuers and underwriters on various debt capital markets issuances, including EMTN programmes.
"Greg is responsive and very easy to work with."
"He has outstanding commercial awareness and he tailors his advice on issues we care about."
Shruti Dusaj regularly advises issuers and underwriters on a range of high-yield transactions, including high-yield bond offerings.
"Shruti is pragmatic, commercial and is able to address any issue quickly."
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