With activity in liability management, Freshfields is well-versed in debt finance and restructuring. The firm is led by New York-based Damien Ridealgh, whose broad caseload encompasses hybrid credit financing and leveraged financing.
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Key clients

  • Goldentree Asset Management
  • Hayfin Capital
  • Investcorp
  • Oak Hill
  • Jefferies
  • GenesisCare

Work highlights

Advised GoldenTree Asset Management on providing a $300 million second lien term loan facility to Milk Specialties Global.
Represented an ad hoc group of revolving credit and term loan A lenders on Lumen Technologies' liability management transaction.
Represented a group of ad hoc prepetition term loan and DIP loan lenders to GenesisCare in connection with Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Lawyers

Practice head

Damian Ridealgh