‘Well plugged in to the market and to current norms’, Norton Rose Fulbright provides ’commercial and efficient’ advice to an increasingly balanced mix of corporates, funds and lenders on often challenging and highly bespoke acquisition finance mandates. A considerable amount of this work takes place within emerging markets, where the firm has a strong track record advising on energy-related acquisition finance deals, including within Africa. The ‘intelligent’ James Dunnett has niche expertise in supporting financial advisers with cash confirmations for the acquisition of publicly listed companies pursuant to the Takeover Code. As part of his wide-ranging finance offering, Michael Black, who co-heads the department with EMEA banking head Madhavi Gosavi, regularly advises US lenders on matters where the ABL product forms part of the overall financing package to facilitate an M&A transaction.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'It is a very commercial and efficient team that is well plugged in to the market and to current norms.'
- 'The intelligent James Dunnett provides considered and commercial advice.'
Key clients
- ABN Amro Bank
- Accel-KKR Credit Partners
- Africa Finance Corporation
- AIB Group (UK) plc
- ANZ Bank
- Banco Santander
- Bank of America
- Bank of China
- Bantry Bay Capital
- Barclays Bank
- Blazehill Capital Limited
- BNP Paribas
- BZ Commercial Finance
- Callodine Commercial Finance
- Citibank
- Commerzbank
- Commercial Bank of Australia
- Credit Agricole
- Dale Partners
- DBS Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- DNB Bank
- DZ Bank
- East West Bank
- Ecobank
- Export-Import Bank of India
- First Rand Bank
- Hamburg Commercial Bank
- HSBC
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
- International Finance Corporation
- JP Morgan Chase Bank
- Kayne Senior Credit LLCX
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
- Lloyds Bank
- Mizuho Bank
- Morgan Stanley
- MUFG
- National Westminster Bank Plc
- Natixis
- Nordea Bank
- PNC Bank, National Association
- Rabobank
- Raiffeisen Bank
- Rand Merchant Bank
- RBC Europe Limited
- Regions Bank
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Shawbrook Bank
- Shell
- Silver Point Capital
- Societe Générale
- Sonel Investments
- Stanbic Bank
- Standard Bank of South Africa
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Stellus Capital Investment
- Trafigura Pte
- US Bank National Association
- UBS Bank
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Wyelands Bank
- ABN Amro Bank
- Accel-KKR Credit Partners
- Africa Finance Corporation
- AIB Group (UK) plc
- ANZ Bank
- Banco Santander
- Bank of America
- Bank of China
- Bantry Bay Capital
- Barclays Bank
- Blazehill Capital Limited
- BNP Paribas
- BZ Commercial Finance
- Callodine Commercial Finance
- Citibank
- Commerzbank
- Commercial Bank of Australia
- Credit Agricole
- Dale Partners
- DBS Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- DNB Bank
- DZ Bank
- East West Bank
- Ecobank
- Export-Import Bank of India
- First Rand Bank
- Hamburg Commercial Bank
- HSBC
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
- International Finance Corporation
- JP Morgan Chase Bank
- Kayne Senior Credit LLCX
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
- Lloyds Bank
- Mizuho Bank
- Morgan Stanley
- MUFG
- National Westminster Bank Plc
- Natixis
- Nordea Bank
- PNC Bank, National Association
- Rabobank
- Raiffeisen Bank
- Rand Merchant Bank
- RBC Europe Limited
- Regions Bank
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Shawbrook Bank
- Shell
- Silver Point Capital
- Societe Générale
- Sonel Investments
- Stanbic Bank
- Standard Bank of South Africa
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Stellus Capital Investment
- Trafigura Pte
- US Bank National Association
- UBS Bank
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Wyelands Bank
- Accession Capital Partners
- AIRRO (Mauritius) Holdings II
- AMC V SCA
- Bantry Bay
- BP Gas Marketing
- Climate Bonds Initiative
- Coca-Cola HBC
- Eurasian Resources Group
- Frontera Energy Corporation
- Global Fashion Group
- Global Partnership for Ethiopia
- IMI Group Limited
- Infinity Power
- IQUW
- JTC plc
- Moorgate Industries Limited
- Planet Payment Group Holdings
- Roofoods Limited (Deliveroo)
- Sabre Corporation
- Surface Transforms plc
- TIC Bidco
- TransCanada Liquid Markets
- Tullow Oil plc
- UIL Limited
- Utilico Emerging Markets Limited
- Yorkshire Country Cricket Club
Work highlights
- Advised DNB Bank as mandated lead arranger, co-ordinator and bookrunner, and related bank syndicates, on two syndicated green financing and partially ECA-backed facilities totalling €1.075bn for Oslo-listed offshore wind turbine installation company Cadeler A/S.
- Advised Infinity Power in connection with its acquisition of the entire shareholding of Lekela Power, an Africa-based wind power platform, from a consortium led by Actis and Mainstream funds.
- Advised Citibank in relation to its ABL facilities to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds to fund the acquisition of Carlisle Fluid Technologies.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Madhavi Gosavi (Head of Banking &, Finance), Michael Black (Head of General Banking – London)