Banking & Finance: Borrowers
Global Guide 2024 : UK
Band 1
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Slaughter and May is a formidable group with a market-leading borrower-side practice and impressive cross-border capabilities. The team acts for corporate groups on high-end acquisition financings and corporate loans in a wealth of sectors including energy, life sciences, manufacturing, insurance and retail. It has an impressive knowledge of a variety of structures, including certain funds facilities, term loan B's, bridges and combined bond and loan financings. The department is additionally well versed advising on the incorporation of sustainability-linked features into new as well as existing facilities.
Work Highlights
- Slaughter and May advised Barratt Developments on the refinancing of the group's GBP700 million revolving credit facility, which included the introduction of sustainability-linked features into the financing structure.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"As one of the leading law firms on the corporate side, the breadth and depth of knowledge of the Slaughters team is impressive and I'm struggling to think of anything in relation to DCM or lending that Slaughters cannot handle from a complexity perspective."
"Slaughter and May is extremely responsive and able to distil the more complicated points. They are always able to bring in quality people for any specific pieces of work and the teams seem to work together seamlessly."
"They are very good at looking practically at negotiations."
"I have been impressed with the depth of the team, particularly with the quality of the junior associates."
"As one of the leading law firms on the corporate side, the breadth and depth of knowledge of the Slaughters team is impressive and I'm struggling to think of anything in relation to DCM or lending that Slaughters cannot handle from a complexity perspective."
"Slaughter and May is extremely responsive and able to distil the more complicated points. They are always able to bring in quality people for any specific pieces of work and the teams seem to work together seamlessly."
"They are very good at looking practically at negotiations."
"I have been impressed with the depth of the team, particularly with the quality of the junior associates."
Notable Practitioners
Edward Fife regularly advises borrower clients on a broad array of matters including high-value acquisition financing, the refinancing of corporate loans and infrastructure finance mandates. He also offers expertise in lender-side representation.
"Ed is a real expert at what he does: he is good at taking views when needed and he is technically competent with a commercial lens."
Matthew Tobin has particular experience advising on investment-grade lending and capital markets transactions. He is a trusted adviser to large corporates, whom he advises on deals including acquisition bridge facilities, corporate loan refinancings and reorganisations as well as bond issuances.
"Matthew has done lots of good financing work, including in high-stakes matters. He is excellent at defending and navigating our interests in incredibly complicated areas."
"Matthew is reassuring, commercial, and has in-depth legal knowledge."
Robert Byk is adept at advising corporate borrowers on cross-border financings, with particular experience in the manufacturing, oil and gas and life sciences sectors. He has a broad practice which spans structured acquisitions and bid financings, in addition to capital markets expertise.
"Robert Byk demonstrated good market awareness and a strong ability to structure the process around the negotiations."
Up-and-comer Caroline Phillips advises borrower-side clients on financing transactions across domestic and international markets. She is able to handle a variety of deal types for well-known corporates and financial services companies, including revolving credit facilities and Tier 3 facilities as well as pension scheme facilities.
"It is always a pleasure to work with Caroline. She is highly professional, deeply knowledgeable and always on top of the project."
"Caroline Phillips is impressive and can answer our questions no matter how complex or difficult."