Edward Aldred
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Client SatisfactionActing on its own as well as frequently alongside its New York office, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is able to provide combined UK and US-law governed debt products to a borrower-focused client base that has recently been enhanced by several notable hires on the corporate/M&A and private equity front. Edward Aldred, who joined from Linklaters in May 2023, enhances the firm's ability to handle the leveraged finance mandates accompanying the borrower work and is noted for his 'very impressive technical and client management skills'. Aldred co-heads the team alongside Jim Ho, whose broad finance practice includes a substantial volume of debt finance work for sovereigns.
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- ‘Very strong finance practice and corporate practice.’
‘Edward Aldred has very impressive technical and client management skills.'
Key clients
- Brookfield
- Cognita
- Belron
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Warburg Pincus
- OpenText
- Tempur Sealy
- ArcelorMittal
- FEMSA
- ACG Acquisition Company Limited (“ACG”)
Work highlights
- Advising Brookfield and HomeServe EMEA in the raising of £325m and €460m term debt facilities and a £150m RCF in order to fully refinance its existing sterling and euro loans under a senior bridge facility.
- Advising Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and HomeServe USA in the raising of a $1.05bn first lien TLB and $150m RCF in order to fully refinance its existing USD loans under a senior bridge facility.
- Advising Cognita Schools on the raising of a €1.15bn first lien cov-lite Term Loan B and revolving credit facility.
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Edward Aldred, Sui-Jim Ho