Dentons

Leveraging strong relationships with UK and international banks, Dentons is very effective at advising on domestic and cross-border syndicated financing mandates, including for investment-grade corporates, for general corporate and event-driven purposes. The ‘customer-oriented and pragmatic’ Simon Middleton has longstanding and loyal connections with Nordic lenders, including SEB and Danske Bank, both of which formed a banking syndicate alongside BNP Paribas to fund the recommended cash offer by Carlsberg UK Holdings for British soft drinks maker Britvic Plc, which Middleton recently led on. Catherine Astruc is also a very accomplished banking lawyer, including on corporate-led acquisition finance mandates, while at a more junior level Joe Byron Evans and James Ingham both continue to develop strong reputations advising financial institutions on syndicated lending transactions for banks as borrowers across Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Nick Hayday heads the team.