Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Partner - Head of Skadden’s European capital markets practice
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
At Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP, ‘the team covers all aspects of DCM work and is very professional in how it deals with even the most complex structures’. The firm acts for issuers, underwriters and many other market participants in complex, cross-border deals, notably Yankee bonds, and it has considerable English and US law capability in the London office. ‘We have been impressed with the thoroughness of the document production and their proactive project management’, says a client of the practice led by European head of capital markets Danny Tricot, who recently acted for world-leading medical technology business Becton, Dickinson and Company on the establishment of its its $2.75bn multi-currency euro commercial paper programme. US capital markets partner James McDonaldand associate James Michelson, who assisted Tricot with Nokia’s €700m tender offer for notes issued under its EMTN programme, are key players in the practice.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team covers all aspects of DCM work and is very professional in how it deals with even the most complex structures.'
‘We have been impressed with the thoroughness of the document production by the team, and their proactive project management.’
'Danny Tricot is top class.'
‘Danny Tricot has been very hands-on and available to provide views and analysis. James Michelson has handled document production very well.’
Key clients
- Ashtead Group plc
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Nokia Corporation
- Pfizer Inc.
- Antares Vision S.p.A
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc
- Telegram Group Inc.
- Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc
- Stevanato Group
- Goldman Sachs
- J.P. Morgan
- Citigroup Global Markets Europe
Work highlights
- Advised Becton, Dickinson and Company, a world leading medical technology company, on the establishment of its $2.75 billion multicurrency euro commercial paper programme and the upsize of its United States commercial paper programme to $2.75 billion.
- Advised Nokia Corporation on a successful tender offer for €700 million of its existing Notes issued under its €5,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme and on a new issue of €500 million of Notes due 2031.
- Advised the dealers, J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered Bank, on the establishment of the State of Qatar’s Global Medium Term Note Programme.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Danny Tricot