Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)

Chambers Review

This is an elite UK firm which is revered for its ability to orchestrate global mandates from London and has carved out a high level of influence worldwide. Slaughter and May's stellar cohort of blue-chip corporate clients regularly choose to instruct the firm as lead counsel on complex, cross-border transactions, with an emphasis on transformative M&A deals. Can also offer clients international capabilities in commercial and financial disputes and in antitrust litigation in addition to active financial crime and government investigations practices. In addition to its London headquarters, the firm operates from office locations in Brussels, Beijing and Hong Kong. Slaughter and May's independent, lockstep model has also proved appealing when forging close relationships with firms of a similar style and status in jurisdictions outside the UK, ensuring that the firm can provide clients with a team of market-leading firms to add foreign law expertise on international work to fit the client's requirements.

Its transactional teams offer high-end capabilities across finance and capital markets to serve an elite client base on sophisticated cross-border transactions. The capital markets team provides solid capabilities in DCM, ECM and structured finance and demonstrates a refined project-managing ability with effective coordination of local counsel in foreign jurisdictions. The firm is also sought after for its expertise in borrower-side finance mandates, and regularly advises corporate clients in substantial acquisition finance negotiations.