Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP advises on complex and high-profile transactions, handling multidisciplinary transactions from debt issuances to hybrid financing and restructuring. The team’s work ranges from public high-yield bonds, bridge-to-bond LBO financings, to complex restructurings and distressed situations. The team is co-headed by Gilles Teerlinck, who is regularly engaged by a mix of private equity sponsors, corporates, banks, and private credit providers, and Andy Hagan, who advises many of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds and other major credit funds on debt and preferred equity investments.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Weil has the go-to finance practice in Europe. They always find novel solutions to difficult problems that deliver value to clients. I always use them when it really matters. They have delivered value on every transaction and just make deals happen.’
‘Andrew Hagan delivers results with surgical precision, intellectual ferocity, and a level of clarity that is unmatched. He has an incredible work ethic and unwavering integrity that mean I come back again and again. I cannot recommend him highly enough.’
‘They are exceptionally good on high yield. Excellent knowledge of the market, always ready to execute, approachable and efficient. Great team, consistently outstanding and thus eminently reliable.’
‘Andrew Hagan is my go-to partner. I rate him very highly and trust him implicitly. Super intelligent, switched on, always ready to help and a fantastic person. A great pleasure to work with.’
'They collaborate seamlessly with other teams and consistently go above and beyond to achieve what other firms cannot - especially in challenging market conditions.'
'Very strong team with excellent combination of technical understanding as well as commercial judgement to support client needs. Market leading across key product lines in the high yield space.'
Key clients
- Ares Management
- Barclays Bank
- BNP PARIBAS
- BofA Securities
- Crédit Agricole Corporate
- CVC
- Groupe Casino
- Howden
- J.P. Morgan
- Kantar (Bain portfolio company)
- Morgan Stanley
- Paprec
Work highlights
Advised Howden on its $6.2B refinancing.
Advised Kantar in connection with its issuance of €500 million 5.875 % senior secured notes due 2030 and €800 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2030 and the establishment of a new senior secured dollar term loan facility with aggregate principal amount of $500 million.
Advised the bondholders on the $23 billion restructuring of Ukraine’s sovereign debt.
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Practice head
Gilles Teerlinck; Andy Hagan