With a strong grounding across both English and New York-law governed debt products, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP handles a range of financing work for lenders and corporates, including investment-grade loans and investment-grade acquisition financings. Team head Nick Benham regularly undertakes large transatlantic broadly syndicated finance deals, and also excels in handling UK public bid financings. Aaron Ferner also excels in advising on investment-grade deals for public acquisitions, as well as being a trusted adviser to financial advisers on cash confirmations for UK public acquisitions. Luke McDougall is also a key part of the finance team, although his focus is primarily lender-side on sponsor-backed leveraged deals.
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Key clients

  • PT Freeport Indonesia
  • Lightyear Capital
  • Wren Sterling
  • Comcast/Sky
  • Hayfin Capital Management
  • Citigroup
  • J. P. Morgan
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Bank of America

Practice head

Nick Benham

Other key lawyers

Luke McDougall; Aaron Ferner; Joshua Bunn; Ludovico Giannotti