A&O Shearman

High-yield bonds, syndicated loans, and private credit are core areas for A&O Shearman’s high-yield team. Practice head John Kicken advises across the high-yield market, including acquisition financings, recapitalisations, and liability management matters. Acquisition financing and liability management transactions are also key areas for Trevor Ingram, whose work additionally covers term loans. Sampada Bannurmath focuses on recapitalisations and liability management exercises in the European leveraged finance market. Evangelia Andronikou advises corporate issuers, private equity sponsors, and investment banks on international capital markets and leveraged finance transactions, with particular emphasis on high-yield bonds.