Often working alongside colleagues across the firm’s vast international network, Dentons is particularly effective at handling cross-border acquisition finance mandates for a lender-focused client base. Catherine Astruc has strong ties with clearing banks, while Simon Middleton is more aligned to work for Nordic banks. Astruc co-heads the team alongside Richard Sharples, who often works alongside the corporate team providing the debt financing to borrowers on their M&A transactions.
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Key clients

  • Nordea
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  • KSL Capital Partners
  • Nordea Bank
  • Investec
  • KKR
  • KPS Capital Partners
  • Aprirose
  • Handelsbanken
  • Global Trade Centre S.A
  • Zayo Group (UK) Limited

Work highlights

Advising the lenders in connection with a £4.3bn acquisition facility made available to Carlsberg Breweries to fund the recommended cash offer by Carlsberg UK Holdings Limited for British soft drinks maker Britvic PLC.
Advised on Globe Trade Centre's acquisition and financing of a residential real estate portfolio in Germany.
Advising on the €3.5bn acquisition of Innomotics GmbH from Siemens AG.

Practice head

Catherine Astruc; Richard Sharples

Other key lawyers

Simon Middleton; Will Turner; James Ingham; Joe Byron Evans; Marc Gilston