The partner-led team at DLA Piper provides ‘pragmatic and thorough’ advice to a borrower-focused client base across a range of corporate lending and event-driven transactions, with many of them sourced utilising funding provided by banking syndicates. The ’very strong’ Mark Dwyer plays a pivotal role in the firm’s success on the debtor side, providing strategic guidance to investment-grade and listed corporations across their capital structure. Dwyer advises on all aspects of financing and corporate treasury matters, as well as the funding of UK public takeovers of listed companies. The ‘highly responsive and organised’ Mei Mei Wong’s versatile practice includes fund finance transactions, as well as a considerable volume of corporate lending and acquisition finance matters for borrowers, including on funding provisions utilising sustainability-linked terms.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team provides strong partner-led advice.'
- 'Very pragmatic and thorough - the team really builds trust with their clients and are great advocates for the business.'
- 'Mark Dwyer is very strong and resolves issues effectively.'
- 'Mei Mei Wong is highly responsive and organised, she cuts through the issues for her clients and makes it clear where input is needed. She is able to negotiate through complicated points on behalf of her clients with ease.'
- 'Very efficient team - workload distribution is amazing and got things done.'
- 'Mei Mei Wong was incredibly efficient and solution-focused in her approach. Very knowledgeable, commercial, and always available when needed.'
Key clients
- VEON Holdings B.V.
- Mothercare PLC
- Zedra
- Fremman Capital
- Warner Brothers Discovery
- Northleaf Capital Partners
- Standard Chartered Bank
- HSBC Innovation Bank
- Duke Street
- Drax Group plc
- John Swire & Sons Limited
- Concord Music
Work highlights
Acted for Drax Corporate Limited on a new sustainability-linked £450m revolving credit facility maturing in 2027 with options to extend by two years.
Acted as counsel to the Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers with Standard Chartered Bank as documentation agent in connection with a $250m equivalent multi-currency green syndicated term loan facilities to Joint Stock Commercial Bank "Agrobank".
Advising WBD and its subsidiary Discovery Communications on their entry into a new $6bn multicurrency revolving credit agreement for general corporate purposes with Bank of America, N.A. serving as the administrative agent, swing line lender, and L/C issuer.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Mark Dwyer
Other key lawyers
Neil Campbell; Matt Christmas; Mei Mei Wong; Richard Normington; Charlotte Lewis-Williams; Derwin Jenkinson; Lilly Alamir