Jones Day provides an 'incredible service, which is legally superb and very commercial' for banks and credit funds providing financing solutions throughout the capital structure on leveraged and event-driven cross-border transactions. The 'outstanding' Lee Federman 'is technically superb, calm and composed' and has been central to the firm's success for clients, including on transatlantic deals, where he effectively leverages the expertise of the firm's New York office. Lewis Grimm co-heads the team alongside Federman.
Testimonials
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‘Jones Day's leveraged finance team provide an incredible service, which is legally superb and very commercial.'
'They manage transactions with huge amounts of work behind the scenes and, even if it is difficult, remain calm and run a very collaborative process.'
‘Expert, detailed legal advice and always available. Simply exceptional. Depth of coverage, but always with fantastic access to partner led expert service.’
‘Lee Federman is an outstanding operator. He is technically superb, calm and composed, strikes up excellent relationships with all people around the market and is a pleasure to work with. He is cool, calm and collected, whilst his technical expertise is second to none. Always in control, always delivers and always accessible.’
‘Mamoun Shafi is a font of knowledge, and his customer service skills are excellent.'
Key clients
- Arsenal Capital
- Bank of Montreal
- Inflexion
- J.F. Lehman
- Macquarie Asset Management
- Orange
- OakNorth Bank
- Permira Credit
- Stellex Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Orange on the €6.6bn financing in connection with its joint venture with Masmovil in Spain.
- Advised Bank of Montreal as arranger on its $800m reducing commitment revolving credit facilities to finance Nuvei Corp’s $1.3bn acquisition of Paya Holdings Inc.
- Advised Macquarie Asset Management on the financing of its proposed €2.4bn acquisition of Suez’s UK waste and recovery business.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lee Federman, Lewis Grimm