Clifford Chance

The 'reactive' team at Clifford Chance provides a 'high quality of service' to lenders and borrowers engaged in a wide array of new money and refinancing activity. Here, as well as forming an integral part of the firm's global offering - advising on the relevant domestic law aspects of cross-border deals - the team is also increasingly taking a lead role on deals as a result of the growing trend to structure matters governed by Luxembourg law. Much of the work is fund related, where as well as downstream acquisition financings, the team, under the guidance of the 'very responsive and hands-on' Martin Wurth also excels at fund level financing for a balanced mix of lenders and borrowers, including on bespoke hybrid preferred equity/NAV financing arrangements. Marc Mehlen is 'very experienced' at handling both bank loan financing and debt capital markets-based capital raising to pursue a myriad aims, including in a corporate lending and real estate context. As well as also handling new money deals, Stefanie Ferring has a focus on cross-border financial restructurings and restructuring work involving financial institutions and real estate portfolios. Mehlan, Wurth and Ferring co-head the overarching banking and finance team alongside Steve Jacoby, who is particularly noted for his regulatory expertise.