Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May‘s practice is recognised for its ’strong business understanding’ and its ability to support both UK and international clients across the full range of DCM products. These include regulatory and hybrid capital, liability management, EMTN programmes and subsequent issuances, US private placements, and sustainability linked bonds. Team head Caroline Phillips is noted for her extensive work with financial institution issuers, advising on both new debt issuances and liability management transactions. Matthew Tobin counsels on a broad range of debt capital markets and financing matters, alongside heading the firm’s Sustainable Finance practice. His work includes advising banks and multinational corporations on green bonds and sustainability linked loans. The ‘technically excellent’ Ed Fife is a name to note in relation to highly structured leveraged lending transactions.