Ashurst
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Ashurst has 'true subject matter experts who give very clear and commercially practical advice'. The firm handles high-profile and complex DCM matters, be they standalone bonds, large issuance programmes, regulatory capital transactions, equity-linked bonds or a host of other debt instruments. Head of capital markets Anna Delgado leads a practice that is 'very agile and commercially minded, and provides prompt, clear and succinct responses to queries'. Delgado advised Merrill Lynch International as arranger on the establishment of the Haleon plc's £10bn EMTN programme, and assisted Barclays Bank on the update of IG Group Holdings PLC's £1bn EMTN programme. Counsel Scott Chatterton also played a key role in those matters. 'His hands-on approach is reassuring', say clients of Alexander Biles, who acted for arranger Lloyds Bank on the update of on DS Smith Plc's €5bn EMTN programme. He also worked with Helen Jones to work on Salerno Pompei Napoli's €518m project bond to finance the takeover of the concession for the operation of the A3 (Naples-Pompei-Salerno) toll road. Corporate trust and agency specialists Malcolm Charles and Ciaran Vinaccia are 'supremely pragmatic'.
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'The team are true subject matter experts. They understand in detail the requirements of our business and they are able to give very clear and commercially practical advice. The point that singles this team out compared to other external firms I have worked with is the unbelievable level of responsiveness. They are able to respond at very short notice and help to quickly resolve any urgent issues we may have at any time.'
'The team is made up of outstanding individuals. Alex Biles is the partner we deal with and he is able to quickly advise on many complex questions we ask him. He is very approachable and with his understanding of our business is an excellent business partner.'
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Key clients
- Altana Social Impact Partnership
- Andbank
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Work highlights
- Advised NatWest, Barclays and UBS on Shawbrook Group plc's exchange offer in respect of its £125,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Perpetual Additional Tier 1 Write Down Capital Securities and related issue of £124,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Perpetual Additional Tier 1 Write Down Capital Securities.
- Advised Merrill Lynch International (as Arranger) and the dealer panel of banks on the establishment of the Haleon plc's £10,000,000,000 EMTN programme; and the Managers on the Reg S issue of EUR 2.3 billion and £700 million of fixed rate Notes under the EMTN programme, as part of GlaxoSmithKline plc's demerger of its consumer health business to Haleon plc.
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