Clifford Chance LLP

Leveraging a thorough understanding of current market trends and industry standards, Clifford Chance LLP demonstrates exceptional expertise in documentation nuances across various jurisdictions. This allows the firm to effectively share its knowledge with a well-balanced roster of banks and corporates engaged in debt financing for a myriad purposes, including for working capital, M&A, event-driven financing, and treasury operations. The team, which is led from London by David Robson, is also highly skilled at advising on multi-jurisdictional mandates where it can effectively leverage the firm’s vast international network, and can add value on complex financial services transactions through a collaborative approach alongside its market-leading regulatory offering. Robson and Emma Folds have very strong lender relationships, in particular, with both excelling in advising banking syndicates on refinancing and new money deals for large corporates. For borrower work, Nick Kinnersley regularly handles event-driven and public bid financing work for investment grade corporates, including his recent advice to Aviva plc on the £1.85bn financing provided by Citibank for its recommended public offer for Direct Line Insurance Group plc. Although Peter Dahlen and Matt Dunn are best-known for their lender side leveraged finance expertise, they both also handle some work for large corporate borrowers, with Dunn also advising on infrastructure financings.