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

Dechert LLP has an ‘experienced, proactive, flexible , dedicated, fully available‘ DCM group in London, where it is regarded as a key adviser on emerging market sovereign debt capital market transactions, including Shariah-compliant transactions. Practice head Patrick Lyons, Jennifer Rees and Amy Rees constitute ‘a formidable team that is available around the clock to advise clients with complex structuring of both bonds and sukuk‘. As well as new issuance for sovereigns and state-owned entities, the firm also handles significant liability management exercises, including buy backs, consent solicitations, exchange offers and tender offers.

Dechert LLP fields an ECM practice with US and UK capabilities and a particular depth of expertise in MENA region transactions, with the London team frequently collaborating with partners in Dubai to advise issuers and underwriters on international IPOs and private placements. Domestically, clients in the life sciences and biotech spaces frequently instruct the team to handle both private placements and retail share issuances, and the team also acts on a wide range of M&A deals, including fund mergers. Patrick Lyons heads up the team and is a key contact for MENA-linked work alongside Jennifer Rees, while Amy Rees is a key contact for US securities matters.

Dechert LLP is known for ‘efficiency, deep commitment of its lawyers, transparency and good governance‘ in debt capital markets work in emerging markets. Head of international capital markets Patrick Lyons, the ‘indispensable‘ Jennifer Rees and standout associate Amy Rees ‘make up a formidable team that is available to advise clients with complex structuring of both bonds and sukuk‘. They recently handled a $2.5bn bond issue in Morocco for the lead arrangers. Laura Brank leads the emerging markets M&A practice from London, which recently advised major European corporates on the sale of assets in Russia.