Leveraged Finance
We are at the sharp end of market developments
Our team of German, English and New York law qualified debt finance lawyers is at the sharp end of market developments.
Close co-operation within our corporate and tax practice gives us competitive edge when structuring transactions and our strength has been cited on a number of occasions, giving clients further confidence in our capabilities.
Our focus
Our sector knowledge and understanding of clients’ business strategies enable us to get to the heart of the rationale for every debt package we advise on. Lenders and sponsors/borrowers need to structure deals to suit market conditions and our lawyers are well versed in all forms of leveraged financing.
Our international network allows us to build a multi-jurisdictional leveraged debt team with an extensive European and U.S. capital markets capability. We have experts in all major jurisdictions and offer specialised high yield advice - a key service for those wishing to exploit new market opportunities.
Consequently, we provide clients with a full service: senior, second-lien, mezzanine and payment-in-kind (PIK) debt, bridge-to-bond financings, bank/bond financings, high-yield debt offerings, securitisation take-outs and debt buy-backs and restructurings.
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News: 26 March 2024
Allen & Overy advises lenders on Germany’s first land-based terminal for liquefied gases
Allen & Overy has advised the financing banks in connection with the project financing of the Hanseatic Energy Hub, which is being developed as Germany's first land-based terminal for liquefied gases…
News: 21 March 2024
Allen & Overy advises arrangers on takeover of Encavis by KKR
Allen & Overy has advised arrangers in connection with the planned takeover of Hamburg-based wind farm and solar park operator ENCAVIS AG ("Encavis") by Elbe BidCo AG, a holding company controlled by…
News: 07 March 2024
Advising banks on TUI’s EUR 500m sustainability-linked senior notes
Allen & Overy has advised the initial purchasers on the offering by TUI AG of EUR 500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% sustainability-linked senior notes due 2029.
News: 04 March 2024
Allen & Overy advises Commerzbank on sustainability linked syndicated loan for Vossloh
Allen & Overy has advised Commerzbank AG as documentation agent in connection with a syndicated loan of EUR 240 million for global rail technology company Vossloh.