Mr Bernd Bohr > Mayer Brown International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The high yield practice at Mayer Brown International LLP is ‘passionate for the client, flexible and pragmatic, well connected and respected in the industry‘. The team in London is able to combine New York, English and German law advice, which enables it to maintain a prominent position in new issuance and refinancing deals in Germany. Practice head and principal high yield partner Bernd Bohr is ‘very engaging, commercially minded and knowledgeable on recent trends‘. He recently acted for Standard Profil Automotive GmbH on a €30m super senior revolving credit facility that shares the same collateral and similar covenants to the  issuer’s €275m high yield notes. He also advised Preem Holding on its €340m debut green high yield bond.

Mayer Brown International LLP‘s London capital markets group is ‘competitive across the spectrum for investment grade and emerging markets work, across issuer categories and the credit spectrum‘. The firm, which climbs the ranking this year, has a strong presence in market segments such as Canadian debt issuance, emerging markets issuance, and acting for banks as both issuer and underwriter. Peter Pears is driving the growth of the firm’s capital market platform, and he is known for his work in ESG-related bonds, MTN programmes, regulatory capital trades and a host of other DCM deals. He acted for CDP Financial Inc. in its €2bn notes offering. ‘He has a very pragmatic approach to achieving the best outcome on transactions‘, clients remark. Experienced DCM partners experienced partner James Taylor, Bernd Bohr and Rob Flanigan also play key roles in the practice. Taylor worked with the New York office to assist Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) with the update of its C$50bn MTN programme.