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Baker McKenzie

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Baker McKenzie has 'a great team that is always responsive. very helpful and provides very quick turnarounds'. Adam Farlow, who is qualified in both New York and English law, leads the practice and predominantly handles high yield transactions. He has 'excellent problem-solving skills and commercial awareness, and is always there to help'. A key partner in the group is Roy Pearce , who worked with senior associate Maxim Khrapov to assist SNB Capital as the arranger of the private placement of an $880m Tier 1 capital sukuk by Saudi National Bank. Private placements expert Megan Schellinger is highly recommended. She recently advised Citi as lead manager and Barclays a number of other banks on the update of BPER Banca's €6bn EMTN programme. Trustee specialist Simon Porter and US-qualified of counsel Charles Farnsworth also play key roles in debt transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Great team. Always responsive. Very quick turnarounds and very helpful.’

  • ‘Adam Farlow is exceptional - he has excellent problem solving skills and commercial awareness and is always there to help.’

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Key clients

  • Bank of America
  • Bank of Georgia

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Work highlights

  • Advised UBS on a transnational digital securities issuance using the distributed ledger technology. The $50 million fixed rate digital securities were placed in Singapore and Hong Kong and issued and settled on 15 December 2022.
  • Represented Biocartis Group NV, an innovative molecular diagnostics company in connection with its truly unique comprehensive recapitalisation.

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