Mr Robert Aulsebrook > Akin > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Akin is ‘proactive in approach, giving clear concise advice but with an eye on commercialism‘, particularly in the niche area of US private placements. Tom O’Connor leads the London finance group and is ‘one of the top lawyers in this sector‘, frequently advising institutional investors on the acquisition of privately placed debt and equity securities. He recently assisted institutional debt investors MetLife and PGIM with the purchase of €200m of senior unsecured notes in the debut private placement by Tritax Eurobox plc. Robert Aulsebrook leads the issuer practice and focuses predominantly on emerging markets debt. Barry Russell  focuses on financial restructuring and Mark Mansell frequently represents insurance companies and other financial institutions in cross-border private placements. Michael Gustafson handles debt finance work for non-bank lender clients, which included acting for PGIM Private Capital on the £350m debut private placement issuance by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc.

While it has limited traction among conventional banking clients, Akin continues to grow its private credit-focused new money and special situations expertise, an area that was further enhanced by the arrival in January 2023 of Fergus Wheeler  from White & Case LLP. Other niche areas areas of focus include team head Tom O’Connor‘s representation to institutional investors on privately placed debt and equity securities, and on cross-border financing transactions. Robert Aulsebrook  has a focus on emerging markets work.