Leveraged Finance

Our market leading Leveraged Finance team advises on cross-border, domestic leveraged and acquisition finance transactions. It is one of the largest teams operating in the City of London to offer a excellent service to our clients.


We act for banks, financial sponsors, mezzanine providers, institutional funds and corporates on large and mid-market transactions. Over the last two years we have advised on deals with a total value in excess of £13.5 billion.


Our recent experience includes advising on:

  • Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) including Management Buyouts/ins (MBOs/MBIs)
  • Corporate acquisitions
  • Offers for public companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and other major European Bourses
  • A wide range of cross-border acquisitions
  • Principal finance type transactions (advising on equity, senior, mezzanine and junior debt, loan notes and other investment instruments)
  • Leveraged recapitalisations and refinancings
  • Tiered or structured debt/equity financings
  • Structuring senior debt as part of an overall financing package (perhaps involving equity, subordinated loans, securitisation, leasing, asset finance or a debt or equity capital market issue)