Financing and Capital Markets
We offer our clients the flexibility to raise whatever finance they need, whether they’re a listed corporate tapping investment-grade credit or a private equity fund looking for a more complex, multisource solution. Our advice covers equity and debt capital markets transactions, including high yield, alongside banking, derivatives, structured products and securitisation, and project and asset finance. Our lawyers understand a broad range of products but also have deep specialist knowledge – we’re working on the biggest and most complex transactions every day so can get the right result whatever the circumstances. Our international experience means we can quickly build teams to advise on the nuances of different insolvency regimes, tax structures and accounting standards in any jurisdiction. And because we regularly work together across borders, we deliver international advice of the highest quality in the most efficient way possible.
Financing and Capital Markets
Asset finance
Whatever your requirements in the asset finance world, you can trust our team to get the job done. We advise all the major players in the aviation, rail and shipping sectors and we’ve built up an enviable record of delivery.
Corporate treasury
As managing financing and capital requirements has become an even more important contributor to business performance, it is vital for companies to be able to navigate any challenges.
Debt capital markets
Our global team advises on a broad spectrum of debt transactions encompassing a variety of structures, allowing us to be versatile and meet a client’s requirements.
Equity capital markets
With one of the world’s strongest international equity capital markets practices, clients come to us for our commercial and practical approach and our ability to advise on transactions in every major jurisdiction.
Unilateral market conduct
If a company has high levels of market power, it can face allegations of practices that may be prohibited under antitrust/competition laws in most major jurisdictions.
State aid
We have extensive experience advising both governments and companies on state aid matters across a range of industry sectors.
Market and sector investigations
Industry-wide investigations by antitrust/competition authorities are increasingly common and often wide-ranging, lengthy and complex.
Merger control
Our competition and antitrust lawyers regularly combine their talents to help clients with international transactions that include merger control proceedings.
Public procurement
Since the EU introduced regulations governing public procurement, we have become a key provider of best practice and know-how in this area.