Thomas Smith > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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65 GRESHAM STREET
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Thomas Smith
Work Department
Finance Group.
Position
Thomas Smith is an English-qualified partner in the Finance Group of the London office. He acts for borrowers, sponsors, funds and financial institutions on a wide range of financing transactions, including complex acquisition and leveraged finance transactions (both syndicated bank loan and high-yield transactions) at all levels of the capital structure, capital call facilities and other alternative capital transactions for investment funds.
Career
Mr. Smith joined the firm in May 2007. He graduated in 2002 with an LL.B. from the University of Nottingham. He went on to study at Nottingham Law School in 2003, where he obtained an LPC with distinction. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 2006.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
(Leading individuals)Delivering ‘quality work in an efficient manner,’ the ‘extremely strong’ and ‘great fund finance team’ at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is reputed for its expertise in relation to borrower-side fund finance. Also well-versed in private equity work, the team has its hand in a variety of fund strategies including real estate, credit, healthcare, Africa-focused and venture funds. The practice is co-headed by a trio of lawyers including: corporate partner Alan Davies who focuses on asset and structured financing and acquisitions; dual qualified in English and New York law, Pierre Maugüé, who is well-versed in leveraged buyout and structured financings, offers experience in the United States, Asian and European markets, and was noted by one client as an ‘excellent’ lawyer; and the ‘brilliant’ and ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Thomas Smith, who acts for funds, borrowers, sponsors and financial institutions and has significant experience in ESG-linked fund finance transactions and NAV financings. Also recommended is the ‘detail-oriented’ Daniel Hoborough, the ‘very strong associate’ Almas Daud and the ‘key’ player Andrea Thomas.
London > Finance > Acquisition finance
Drawing on ‘a deep understanding about the needs of private equity firms and their portfolio companies’, the ‘brilliant’ team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a popular choice among borrowers by virtue of its ‘incredible knowledgeable of both bespoke finance arrangements and also the industry’. This manifests itself in the context of the team’s ability to provide a holistic offering to clients, drawing not only from core leveraged finance strength (including on New York and London-law governed products) but also its strong capability handling fund level financings. Alan Davies and Pierre Maugüé both regularly handle work for marquee client, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, and co-head the team alongside fund finance expert Thomas Smith .
Lawyer Rankings
- Fund finance London > Investment fund formation and management
- Leading individuals London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Acquisition finance London > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory