Anthony K. Tama > White & Case LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The ‘very responsive’ team at White & Case LLP has ‘strong expertise in leveraged finance’ for lenders and borrowers, which are appreciative of its versatility structuring deals utilising debt throughout the capital structure, including US/UK financings. The ‘exceptional’ Jeremy Duffy has excellent traction among core firmwide banking clients, including Deutsche Bank, which he has recently advised on the debt financing to facilitate several separate data centre acquisitions. The ‘very approachable and knowledgeable’ Richard Lloyd is well-versed in a range of debt products, including bank/bond, syndicated and second lien, and regularly works alongside Duffy on key bank-side cross-border leveraged finance transactions. Under the guidance of UK and US-qualified partner Gareth Eagles, the team has also established a market-leading offering on the direct lending front for leading fund clients including CVC Credit and Bridgepoint Credit. Martin Forbes takes the lead on much of the most significant borrower-side work, primarily on behalf of private equity sponsors. In February 2024, Anthony Tama joined the team following his departure from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP.

White & Case LLP has seen a major restructuring of its high yield practice with the departures of Jill Concannon to Clifford Chance LLP and Gilles Teerlinck to Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP, and James Greene taking over as practice head. Greene, who is ‘able to navigate complex and stressful situations in a calm and efficient manner‘, counts JP Morgan, CVC Capital Partners and BNP Paribas among his clients. He advised joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners on a $420m notes offering by Mauritian telecommunications company Axian Telecom. Key partner Monica Holden, who handles bond transactions for issuers, sponsors and underwriters, and senior associate Anna Soroka ‘don’t hide behind the law, but give clear and concise advice, and understand what the client wants and what the commercial drivers are‘. In February 2024, Anthony Tama joined the firm from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP.