With a well-rounded client base that includes sponsors, corporates, and lenders, Baker McKenzie LLP has honed a deep understanding of key commercial drivers and prevailing market standards for both creditors and debtors. The team excels in handling high-value bank and bond financings, while also demonstrating expertise in private credit-funded transactions, and leveraging the firm’s vast international network to good effect on multi-jurisdictional mandates. Nick O’Grady has an excellent perspective for both lenders and borrowers, ensuring that he is well-placed to protect the interests of credit funds, banks as well as sponsors and their portfolio companies utilising a myriad finance structures, including European TLB, unitranche, bank/bond and Holdco PIKs. Matthew Cox co-heads the team alongside O’Grady and is best known for his financing work for private equity sponsors.
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- ‘The firm is characterised by its high level of services and responsiveness. The calibre of the partners and associates of the firm stands out. It is a trustworthy firm having the ability to deliver results with professionalism, integrity and efficiency.’
‘Nick O'Grady provides high-quality and practical advice.'
Key clients
- Morgan Stanley
- One Equity Partners
- Lone Star Funds
Work highlights
Representing Morgan Stanley on a Holdco PIK financing for Banking Circle, a fintech portfolio company of EQT.
Advising Lone Star Funds on the multi-jurisdiction financing in connection with its acquisition of pan-European industrial business ERIKS NV.
Practice head
Nick O'Grady; Matthew Cox
Other key lawyers
Anthony Kay; Lana Ahern