Mayer Brown International LLP delivers an 'exceptional quality of legal advice' to a lender-focused client base implementing debt sourced through private credit, as well as the syndicated loans market. Handling relatively commoditised corporate lending work for investment-grade borrowers, the firm also regularly advises on cross-over credits often involving multiple tranches of debt and complex inter-creditor arrangements. Leveraging its market-leading cross-border asset-based lending offering, the team, which is headed by Alex Dell, regularly advises the lead arranging bank on syndicated transactions which involve a borrowing base or receivables facility sitting alongside a term loan facility. Ash McDermott regularly utilises borrowing base facilities, as well as other secured lending products including commodity and trade financing, for emerging markets transactions. Trevor Borthwick recently retired.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Exceptional quality of legal advice and pragmatic approach.'

Key clients

  • Barclays
  • BNP Paribas
  • Citigroup
  • Credit Agricole (CA-CIB)
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Ellington Management Group
  • HSBC
  • ING
  • MUFG
  • Natixis
  • Pemberton Capital Advisors
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Société Générale
  • Wells Fargo

Work highlights

  • Represented ING Bank as coordinator, security and facility agent in connection with an agreement for a secured €1.23bn revolving borrowing base loan and trade instrument facility for MET Group.
  • Acted for Citibank, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Canada, Société Générale and Natixis in the €3bn financing of global investment firm KKR’s acquisition of a portfolio of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) receivables.
  • Represented Ellington Management Group in connection with the €682m securitisation of reperforming first lien mortgages secured over Spanish residential properties. The notes were offered both in Europe under Reg S and in the US under Rule 144A.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alex Dell

Other key lawyers

Dominic Griffiths, Stuart Brinkworth, Andy Kolacki, Charles Malpass, Ash McDermott, Ravi Amin, Victoria Thompson