Instructed by a fairly balanced mix of sponsors, corporates and lenders,
Baker McKenzie has developed excellent awareness of the commercial drivers and what is “market” on both the creditor and debtor sides. As well as being skilled at advising on big-ticket bank and bond financings, the team is also very well-versed at advising on private credit funded deals where it is adept at handling a myriad of products including super senior, unitranche and first out/last out.
Nick O’Grady has a versatile lender-side practice that includes work for banking syndicates as well as direct lenders, while for borrower instructions
Matthew Cox is a popular choice among private equity sponsors on cross-border mid-market deals.
Ben Wilkinson co-heads the team alongside O'Grady and Cox.