Operating as a cohesive national offering which leans into its strong Birmingham office in particular, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP has cultivated long-standing relationships with banks and sponsors which it continues to serve on mid-market domestic and European transactions. The firm’s deal flow in this segment of the market has also been hugely enhanced by the presence of the ‘truly exceptional’ Ben Davis who, since his arrival in July 2023 from Proskauer Rose LLP, has galvanised the firm’s private credit fund offering as a result of the very strong relationships he has with the likes of Crescent Capital and Intermediate Capital Partners. Team head Nick Swiss is also a key member of the team and regularly advises banks and corporates on acquisition finance transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Dedicated service and excellent support all the way through a transaction. Exceptionally knowledgeable and provide real assistance in both negotiation and understanding.'
‘Ben Davis is truly exceptional with long standing credibility, expertise and knowledge of the market.'
'Ben Davis is the best value for money on the mid-market. He is very technical with a lot of experience and a great market knowledge.'
- 'Edward Bartlett is very organised, super helpful, and displays great attention to detail.’
- 'Certainly much more keenly priced than other firms, but with no different service. Have really helped get the firm on the right track with its Private Credit Strategy.'
- 'Ben Davis leads a superb team. He is an absolutely excellent adviser to his clients.'
Key clients
- Alcentra
- Arcmont
- Augusta Ventures
- Aurelius
- Baird
- Bowmark
- Boparan Private Office
- Celeros Flow Technology
- Crescent Capital
- DunPort Capital Management
- Eurazeo
- H2 Equity Partners
- Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
- Inflexion
- LGT Private Debt
- Livingbridge
- Longacre Group
- Morgan Stanley Private Credit
- Perwyn
- PGIM Private Capital (Pricoa)
Work highlights
Advised Crescent Capital as mandated lead arranger to support the acquisition of Independent Governance Group (a leading provider of professional trustee, governance and secretarial services to the UK pension sector) by ECI Partners.
Advised DunPort Capital Management, an Irish private credit fund, as mandated lead arranger to support the refinancing of the Synexa Life Sciences group, a portfolio company of Gilde Healthcare, a leading European specialist healthcare investor.
Advised NatWest as mandated lead arranger on two separate financings provided to Globaldata plc and its subsidiaries which comprised a mix of RCF and acquisition facilities to the Healthcare division and the rest of the group totalling £340m.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Nick Swiss
Other key lawyers
Ben Davis; Patrick Davis; Ben Tumelty; Jason Wurzal; Edward Bartlett