Morrison Foerster
Morrison Foerster‘s small but versatile London finance offering is well-versed at advising creditors and debtors across a range of financing structures, including a considerable and growing volume of mandates within the leveraged/acquisition finance space. The ’incredibly responsive and highly personable’ John Burge is also a key member of the team as a result of his conventional corporate finance expertise, as well as regularly advising on growth company debt finance matters. Former practice head Christopher Kandel left the firm to join McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP in June 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is technically very strong.'
‘John Burge is a delight to work with. He is incredibly responsive and highly personable. He demystifies complex topics and is pragmatic.’
Key clients
- Ares Management Limited
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Bardin Hill
- Beach Point Capital
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Ernst & Young
- Eurazeo (formerly known as Idinvest)
- Eurohold Bulgaria
- Fortress
- Morgan Stanley
- RS Group PLC (formerly known as Electrocomponents)
- Smart Pension Limited
- SoftBank Group Corp.
- Tate & Lyle
- Yara International
Work highlights
- Represented Yara in connection with its successful $600m debut green bond offering.
- Acted for SoftBank Group Corp. in a limited recourse margin loan secured by its 75% stake in Arm Limited, initially closed at $8bn and subsequently upsized to $8.5bn.
- Represented Smart Pension in negotiating and entry into a loan facility agreement provided by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.