Capital Markets: Debt
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 4
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Morrison Foerster offers strong cross-border capability on high-value debt transactions, acting for financial institutions and issuers. The team is best known for its private placement work, with further areas of expertise including structured products, hybrid offerings and covered bonds. More broadly, it is able to draw on support from an international network of partners from offices in New York and Tokyo.
Work Highlights
- Morrison Foerster advised Royal FrieslandCampina NV on its EUR400 million and USD100 million private placement of senior sustainability-linked notes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Morrison Foerster's lawyers are well prepared and quickly understand commercial issues."
"The Morrison Foerster team has great industry knowledge."
"The whole team is able to handle complex and sophisticated matters in a very strong manner."
"Morrison Foerster's lawyers are well prepared and quickly understand commercial issues."
"The Morrison Foerster team has great industry knowledge."
"The whole team is able to handle complex and sophisticated matters in a very strong manner."
Notable Practitioners
Scott Ashton is noted for his private placement-focused practice. He works with issuer clients on both international and domestic deals.
"Scott has extensive knowledge, experience and provides thoughtful service."
"Scott is always responsive and clearly knows his stuff."
"He is an exceptional lawyer."