With Alexander van der Gaag the latest addition to a compact but growing team following his recruitment from Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in May 2024, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is gaining market recognition not just among its loyal roster of large corporate clients and sovereign borrowers but also a growing cadre of private equity sponsors. Adopting a partner-led approach to work in the space, the team is best-suited to handle bespoke mandates involving multi-levels of debt through the capital structure. The ‘fantastic’ Ed Aldred exemplifies the team’s versatility, being as comfortable in the public markets on syndicated TLBs as he is structuring deals utilising private credit debt. Aldred and van der Gaag co-head the team alongside Jim Ho.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'It is a very innovative team that always strives to achieve the most flexibility possible from the market.'
- 'Ed Aldred is fantastic.'
- 'Jim Ho is great and responsive.'
Key clients
- Belron Group
- GlobalFoundries Inc.
- Colosseum Dental Group
- Cognita
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Central Group
- Synergy Capital
- Sulo
- Zubber Issa
- Impala Terminals Switzerland
- TD SYNNEX
- Sundyne
Work highlights
Advised Colosseum Dental Group in the raising of in excess of €1bn of loan facilities for refinancing and to finance future growth and acquisitions.
Advised Central Group in its transactions with the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to form a new holding structure and governance arrangement in respect of the Selfridges Group, following PIF’s total buyout of Signa Group’s interest in Selfridges Group.
Advised Cognita in the repricing of its €1.159bn first lien cov-lite TLB, and the raising of new incremental term facility commitments of €156m.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Ed Aldred; Jim Ho; Alexander van der Gaag
Other key lawyers
Polina Lyadnova; Jonathan Griggs; Pritika Advani