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Recognised as Banking and Finance Team of the Year on the back of creating a groundbreaking ESG-linked fund finance facility for client EQT.

—British Legal Awards, 2020 (See detail)

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Highly Commended in the Finance Team of the Year category.

–The Lawyer Awards, 2022

Recommended as a leading firm in France for Capital Markets – Debt & Equity.

Recommended as a leading firm in the UK for Bank Lending – Sponsor Side and Borrower Side by IFLR1000 (2022).

They are well known for being deal-oriented, business-savvy, time and cost efficient. The lawyers always react promptly to the changing commercial background, and provide smart and innovative structuring and drafting solutions.

Very good, very knowledgeable of the market and the market players.

Deep knowledge, wide experience and excellent orientation.

—IFLR1000, 2020

Shortlisted as Banking and Finance Team of the Year for our role representing EQT in its €3.23 billion of subscription line facilities with a club of 14 lenders from various jurisdictions.

–British Legal Awards, 2018

Ranked as a leading firm for global-wide Banking & Finance advice by Chambers Global.

“Debevoise brings a great ‘can do’ attitude and delivers.”

“Debevoise has an exceptional finance team.”

—Chambers Global, 2022-2023

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Ranked as a leading law firm for Acquisition Finance in the UK.

“Exceptional market knowledge and technical and commercial acumen.”

“The firm has a first-class acquisition financing team which goes out of its way to help clients achieve their objectives efficiently whilst protecting their interests.”

—The Legal 500 UK, 2023

Ranked as a leading law firm for Banking and Finance.

“The level of service provided by the Debevoise & Plimpton team is outstanding.”

“The Debevoise & Plimpton team has a deep understanding of the relevant markets and a sensible, pragmatic approach.”

—Chambers UK, 2023

“They are experienced in presenting the clients’ interests in conflicts.”

“They always go the extra mile to achieve the best results.”

—Chambers Europe, 2020-2021

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The firm’s finance team in Europe has particular experience advising private equity sponsors. This includes advising on leveraged financings as well as advising portfolio companies on their ongoing financing requirements. The team advises on all types of leveraged debt structures, including TLB, second lien financings, holdco PIK debt and bond issuances. It also has deep experience advising debt funds in connection with their debt financings and advising all types of fund sponsors on fund level financing (subscription lines, NAV lines, management financings).The team is renowned for working with clients on some of the market’s most complicated transactions and, over the years, has worked closely with colleagues in New York to introduce innovations that have become market norms in Europe and the U.S. This experience gives it an intricate working knowledge of the latest deal technologies and terms, and the ability to create new solutions for clients.Debevoise’s European Finance practice includes senior lawyers qualified in English, French, German, and New York law. It is ideally placed to advise clients on distinctly European matters, as well as on transactions structured to be syndicated in whole or in part in the U.S. market under New York law. It also works closely with the Debevoise securities team to provide advice on high-yield financings, Eurobonds, and other debt capital markets transactions.The European Finance practice benefits from the firm’s related capabilities in areas such as tax, another area where having European and U.S.-qualified lawyers allows the team to structure innovative cross border transactions catering to U.S. investors. The finance team also works closely with Debevoise’s leading European Funds practice and can tailor financings in light of how private equity funds operate.

Finance in Europe