Norton Rose Fulbright is highly regarded for the breadth of its DCM practice, which handles project bonds, debt restructuring, corporate trust matters, Islamic Finance, Canadian issuance, and sovereign bond offerings. The group led by Peter Young, who handles debt transactions under both English and New York law, is 'technically strong and pragmatic, and provides real-time practical advice'. Young recently acted for a major development finance institution as the initial purchaser of two large emerging market ESG-linked bonds, showing the firm's prominent position in the sustainable finance market. EMEA chair Farmida Bi is a key adviser on Islamic finance, while Peter Noble is best known for advising Canadian issuers and their dealers in the international debt markets. He recently acted for a Canadian bank on $25bn in issuance its EMTN and global covered bonds programmes. Corporate trust specialist Kirstin Russell and Andrew Coote, whose work includes project bonds and sukuk, also play key roles in the practice.
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‘Specific expertise; availability and speed of response; market intel. Peter Noble, Cole Chase, Alison Hutchings and Tommy Chew are all recommended.’
'Technically strong and pragmatic. They understand client requirements in the context of the business/industry. Real-time practical advice.'
'Peter Young provides personal attention and aligns his advice based on client business/requirements.'
Key clients
- Telenor ASA
- IMI plc
- International Finance Corporation
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Schlumberger
- BNP Paribas
- Bank of America
- Credit Agricole
- Sandvik AB
- Deutsche Bank
- Republic of Angola
- Ecobank
- Citi
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Law Debenture
- The Development bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- Bank of Nova Scotia
- Barclays Bank
Work highlights
- Advised to Royal Bank of Canada as English and Canadian law counsel on issues of over USD 25 billion under its Euro MTN and Global Covered bonds programmes.
- Advised Bank of America on the US1bn (aggregate) senior unsecured notes issued by US auto parts manufacturer Adient.
- Advised IFC together with DEG, OeEB and AIIB, on their subscription of US$100m aggregate principal amount of senior five-year unsecured floating rate notes issued by “Uzpromstroybank” JSCB. The proceeds of the notes were be used to finance green, social, and sustainable initiatives.
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Peter Young