England - London • Industry focus
Vedder Price
At Vedder Price, 'the team is extremely efficient and solution-oriented, and quick to adapt to a dynamic environment typical for emerging markets'. Lead partner Trevor Wood is ' very industrious, knowledgeable and able to adapt and provide proper solutions to the unorthodox challenges to provide first-class advice'. Since joining the firm in 2020, he has broadened the scope of its emerging markets work, and has recently undertaken complex restructurings and asset dispositions in many jurisdictions, among them Lebanon, Bulgaria and Mongolia. The firm's focus is predominantly on central and Eastern Europe, which necessitates the involvement of its experts in sanctions advice. Associate Henrietta Worthington has a key role in many of the firm's key transactions, which include assisting EBRD with a €25m loan to Ukraine's Ukrgasbank.
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Testimonials
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‘The team was extremely efficient and solution-oriented. Quick to adapt to a dynamic environment typical for emerging markets’
‘Trevor Wood is very industrious, knowledgeable and able to adapt and provide proper solutions to the unorthodox challenges created when working in Emerging Markets. He was a stand-out professional in a complex deal.’
‘Very experienced and highly professional team. Very detail-oriented, able to address adequately every problem.’
‘Trevor Wood is a great example of highly professional, experienced and client-oriented lawyer. Highly dedicated to achieving the best possible result. Always available to his clients and ready to do work needed at exceptionally high (quality) level. It is a great pleasure to work with him.’
‘Trevor Wood is an outstanding lawyer, who brings to the table years of banking, finance and restructuring transactional experience, as well as a unique commercial acumen that is rare to find in banking lawyers of more recent generations and Magic Circle firms.’
‘I would add that Trevor Wood is fast and proactive when delivering his services, and given the breadth of his experience is able to provide first-class advice at a very reasonable price.’
'The team is very client-oriented and results-focused on every project that I have worked with them. They are very proactive and eager to deliver results in the most efficient way possible.'
'In addition to the above comment about the team, Trevor Wood has a very deep knowledge of English law rules and how they apply to a transaction-specific context. He has always been able to provide a practical and efficient solution to a number of legal problems that we had to resolve.'
Key clients
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Blantyre Capital Limited
- Zenith Bank
- Integral Venture Partners S.a.r.l.
- Bulgarian Development Bank
Work highlights
- Advised EBRD on the disposal of certain ro-ro vessels by Alternative Taşımacılık A.Ş and the subsequent prepayment of the EBRD loan facilities.
- Advised Blantyre Capital, Integral Venture Partners, BDB and EBRD on the recapitalisation of the Bulsatcom group (including a debt/equity swap) and emergency liquidity funding.
- Advised EBRD on the restructuring and deferral of certain loans made to Credit Libanais.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Trevor Wood