Banking & Finance: Lenders: Big-Ticket
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Provided by Milbank LLP
Reputation for Handling the Largest, Most Complex, Multi-jurisdictional Mandates - our banking & leveraged finance team focuses on the top end of the market advising the full range of lenders and borrowers in big-ticket and complex financings across Europe and globally. Finance continues to be a cornerstone practice for our London office and the firm as a whole, built around servicing the world’s leading lenders and sophisticated borrowers on their high stake and complex transactions. The vast majority of the mandates we handle are cross-border, involve innovation or our unique UK/US capabilities (e.g. straddling English and NY law or loan and bond formats) which include Top Tier bank finance teams on both sides of the Atlantic. We just advised 6 leading investment banks on the largest European buy out financing since 2007.
Strong Lender and Borrower Side Practice - over the past year, our work for some of the world’s leading financial institutions – Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Crédit Suisse, Deutsche, HSBC, KKR Credit and many more – demonstrates very clearly how we are trusted adviser to the leaders in European lending. This is thanks to our ability to combine our global-leading UK/US and cross-border bank finance experience, adapting each deal structure to the changing needs of the client. In addition to our extensive representation of leading global lenders, we are increasingly viewed as a go-to adviser by global corporate entities with substantial operations in Europe.
Chambers Review
Milbank is a standout London practice offering strong lender-side representation on complex, big-ticket transactions. The team works closely with its US counterparts to provide seamless transatlantic advice. It also showcases expertise in the area of Islamic finance, and acts across industry sectors including telecoms and media and entertainment. The strong bank finance practice is complemented by its high-yield debt and restructuring offerings.
Work Highlights
- Milbank advised Strategic Value Partners in respect of a EUR125 million financing to Schoeller Allibert Group aimed at refinancing existing debt.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Milbank were extremely sophisticated and very thoughtful in their engagement and the team has strong and varied experience."
"The key partners are very technically talented, commercially-minded and always able to find someone in their global network with the relevant experience to call upon."
"Milbank were extremely sophisticated and very thoughtful in their engagement and the team has strong and varied experience."
"The key partners are very technically talented, commercially-minded and always able to find someone in their global network with the relevant experience to call upon."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of the firm's global leveraged finance practice Suhrud Mehta is regularly instructed on complex cross-border matters. He is a practitioner of choice for leading financial institutions on big-ticket transactions.
"Suhrud is always able to leverage his experience for us and we see him as being someone who adds a lot of value"
"Suhrud is an extremely experienced and agile lawyer."
"Suhrud has become a trusted advisor."
Sarbajeet Nag is highlighted for his expertise in acquisition finance and regularly advises leading financial institutions on high-value transactions.
"Sarb is responsive, super helpful, commercial and very technical."
"Sarb is highly intelligent and combines very deep expertise and knowledge with sound commercial awareness."
"He's approachable, technically very good and thoughtful."
Alexandra Grant is noted for her work on cross-border leveraged finance matters. She regularly acts on behalf of international investment and merchant banks, with additional experience acting for borrowers.
"Alexandra Grant is very commercial and pragmatic. She gets through issues really quickly and she's also very user-friendly."
"We like her a lot. She has great knowledge of the area and she's a good presence to have on our side when negotiating against sponsor counsel."
"She is our go-to person. She is very personable and she really, really knows her stuff."
John Dewar couples his project finance practice with a wealth of expertise in Islamic finance matters. He regularly advises clients on complex cross-border financings.
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