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Magic Circle heavyweight Freshfields is well-versed at advising a private equity sponsor-focused client base on their financing needs, utilising financial products throughout the capital structure, from large-cap TLB and unitranche solutions to holdco PIK notes and bespoke preferred-equity instruments. Alex Mitchell and the ‘technical and commercial’ Aled Batey co-head the team, with both excelling in handling deals throughout Europe, including for core clients Cinven and CVC. Carol Van der Vorst is also a key member of the team for sponsors on large and mid-cap transactions, providing added insight from her previous role as Managing Director in the leverage finance execution team at Goldman Sachs.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The depth and quality of the Freshfields team from senior partners to the associate pool is extremely high quality. We are consistently surprised by the depth and breadth of the team's capabilities and the commercial value-add they bring.’
‘Aled Batey is at the very top tier of debt lawyers and has an exceptional level of technical and commercial knowledge across all the core debt products and is a real pleasure to work with.'
Key clients
- AEA
- Astorg
Work highlights
Advised Cinven on the highly complex and innovative financing package supporting its successful bid to make a majority investment in Grant Thornton UK.