Mr Patrick Lyons > Dechert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Dechert LLP has ‘the most efficient team, great depth of experience and a very commercial approach to getting the job done‘ and its strong presence in emerging markets debt transactions is due to its ‘in-depth knowledge of local, regional and global practices‘. ‘Incredibly solution-oriented‘ head of international capital markets Patrick Lyons advises on the US law aspects of the major transactions handled by the London office, while emerging partner talent Jennifer Rees provides English law advice. Associate Amy Rees is ‘highly recommended‘ for her work on complex debt issues and liability management transactions. The team recently assisted JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan with the issuance of $500m in notes and a simultaneous tender offer for part of its outstanding debt. Another key emerging markets transaction saw the firm advise Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on a $650m notes offering under its GMTN programme.

Dechert LLP stand out for ‘its efficiency, the deep commitment of its lawyers, its transparency and good governance‘. The firm has a prominent role in debt issuance and other financing structures in key emerging markets, among them Thailand, Malaysia, Chile, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Head of International capital markets Patrick Lyons and emerging partner talent Jennifer Rees exhibit ‘proven efficiency and knowhow so as to make deals a real success‘. They recently acted for BNP Paribas, Citi, JP Morgan, and Deutsche Bank in a dual-tranche debt offering by the Kindom of Morocco, with a total value in excess of $2.5bn. This was the country’s first issuance since December 2020. Lyons and outstanding associate Amy Rees assisted JSC Ukrainian Railways on two consent solicitations, concerning a total of $895m in loan participation notes issued by Rail Capital Markets plc. The firm’s high-profile work for sovereign issuers included advising the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on its GMTN programme and the issuance of $650m in notes.

Dechert LLP‘s corporate and securities practice group is noted for its equal strength across UK ECM and US securities deals, advising on complex cross-border equity transactions – particularly those on behalf of issuers in the life sciences sector. Patrick Lyons leads the international capital markets team from London.