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Ian Clark
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Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Debt capital markets
(Leading partners)‘Technically excellent as well as being very commercially aware‘, White & Case LLP continues to cement its place among the leading DCM groups in London, having successfully built on its presence in emerging markets and sovereign debt deals to create a fully rounded practice that handles standalone and MTN programmes, bank regulatory capital and corporate hybrids, private placements, project and green bonds, liability management, equity-linked instruments, and debt restructuring. ‘By far one of the best debt capital markets teams – smart, business-minded, focused and responsive‘, remarks a client. Standout partner Melissa Butler assisted Sweihan PV Power Company, the operator of the largest single-site solar project in the world, with its refinancing through the issuance of $700.8m in senior secured green bonds. Ian Clark represented the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on a comprehensive liability management transaction that defers for two years Ukraine’s contractual obligation to make payments under approximately $25bn of bonds, GDP-linked warrants and sovereign-guaranteed debt obligations. Butler and the vastly experienced Stuart Matty acted for Bank Leumi in a $500m offering, which was the first Rule 144A senior unsecured bond issued by an Israeli bank to international institutional investors. Richard Pogrel, who is ‘very strong in equity-linked deals‘, and Neha Saran advised Morgan Stanley on a $250m offering by Permanent TSB Group Holdings. Senior associate Anna Soroka also plays a central role in the practice.
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
(Leading partners)At White & Case LLP, clients appreciate ‘the exceptional combination of competence, expertise, responsiveness and friendliness which provides for an outstanding client experience‘. The firm is active in emerging markets across the globe in work streams as diverse as project finance, bond issuance, corporate transactions and sovereign-related advisory work. ‘Particularly important is their deep bench of EMEA experienced US counsel‘, among them US-qualified debt specialists Melissa Butler and Ian Clark, who work closely with English debt finance experts James Hardy and Stuart Matty. Clark handled a major liability management transaction for the the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. Project development and finance partner Mark Castillo-Bernaus, international finance partner Jason Kerr. Banking partner Christopher Czarnocki, energy partner Philip Stopford and head of the Africa group Mukund Dhar are also heavily involved in emerging market transactions. Senior associate Judith Olloh is highly recommended for energy, infrastructure and project finance. EMEA Head of Project Development and Finance Michael Watson worked with Butler and a strong team of associates to assist Sweihan PV Power Company with the refinancing of the Noor Abu Dhabi solar PV plant through $700m in green bonds. Mining and metals partner Rebecca Campbell is ‘commercially and technically brilliant‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Debt capital markets London > Finance
- Emerging markets London > Industry focus
- Leading partners London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Leading partners London > Finance > Debt capital markets
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Finance > Trade finance
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > High yield
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax