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Blockchain & Crypto Assets
United Kingdom
Duncan Blaikie, David Shone, James Cook, Ian Ranson & Emily Bradley
Adopting a fairly generalist ethos to financing work, Slaughter and May is very well suited to advising investment-grade corporates across the panoply of their ongoing finance needs, from recapitalisations and multicurrency revolving credit facilities through to event-driven financings. Caroline Phillips is also well-versed on sustainability financings, as well as advising public and private corporates (including sponsor-backed portfolio companies) across a myriad financing requirements utilising the bank and bond markets. Robert Byk has niche expertise within the oil and gas sector, and is also one of a number in the team with bid finance knowledge. Team head Ed Fife is also recommended for his work on large investment-grade syndicated deals, as well as more structured mandates for cross-over credits.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Testimonials
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- 'Attentive and sharp, detail-oriented but use judgement in escalating versus moving forward. Pleasant to deal with and relationship-driven.'
- 'Samay Shah has been consistent throughout - thoughtful, responsive, and a nice guy.'
Key clients
- Premier foods
- Richemont
- Spectris
- Everton Football Club
- Coats Group
- Avolta
- Videndum
- Ocado Group
- National Wealth Fund
- Brit
Work highlights
Advised Roundhouse Capital Holdings Limited, an entity within The Friedkin Group and Everton Football Club on their financing arrangements in connection with Roundhouse’s acquisition of EFC from Blue Heaven Holdings, an entity owned by Farhad Moshiri.
Advised Richemont International Holdings, the leading luxury goods group, in relation to its debut syndicated revolving credit facility of €2bn entered into with a syndicate of 18 banks.
Advised the National Wealth Fund, the UK's sovereign backed fund set-up to crowd-in private investment and drive growth across the UK, in relation to the development of an innovative guarantee product designed to support portfolios of loans advanced to social housing registered providers for the purpose of retrofitting social housing in the UK.
Practice head
Ed Fife
Other key lawyers
Robert Byk; Caroline Phillips; Azadeh Nassiri; Susan Hughes; Richard Jones; Guy O'Keefe; Claire Cooke; Charlie McGarel-Groves; Samay Shah; Kevin Howes; David Hay