White & Case LLP

With deep knowledge of European and US-style financing techniques, White & Case LLP is ‘well-versed in handling complex capital structures and transactions across various jurisdictions’ for lenders and borrowers across mid-cap and large-cap deals. On the lender front, although the team remains active for a number of leading investment banks, it has perhaps gained most prominence in recent years within the private credit space. Much of this success can be attributed to the work of the ’exceptional’ Gareth Eagles, who has been a “first-mover” in the space and consequently has tremendous connections in the sector as well as ‘deep insight into industry trends’. For borrower work, team head Colin Harley provides ’solutions-oriented and practical’ advice to sponsors, both on new money mandates and refinancings, where he is adept at utilising debt throughout the capital stack including super senior RCF, TLB and second lien. Other key practitioners include the ‘exceptional’ Jeremy Duffy who has ’an ability to get deals closed’ for a bank-focused client base; the ‘highly technical’ Emma Foster who regularly partners with Eagles on private credit work; the ’incredibly knowledgeable’ Richard Lloyd who handles leveraged finance work for banks and funds as lenders; and Martin Forbes, who covers borrower-side work for investment firms.