Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

The London DCM practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP is 'very strong and has a broad range of skills'. Highly regarded for its advice to issuers, underwriters and many other market participants on complex, cross-border deals, particularly Yankee bonds, the firm benefits from extensive English and US law capability in its London office. 'First-class' European head of capital markets Danny Tricot is the lead partner, and his recent work includes high-value pre-IPO bonds for a large social media business of €500m sustainability-linked bond issue for major telecom company, and a multibillion-dollar commercial paper programme for a medical technology company. Tricot is ably supported by James Michelson, and new partner hire Noel Hughes, who joined  from Linklaters LLP in late 2023, and has notable expertise in debt liability management.