Cahill’s London-based banking and capital markets practice advises global financial institutions and companies on European and transatlantic transactions as well as on US transactions for European based companies. Headquartered in Paris from 1928 before moving to London in 2000, the firm has advised clients in Europe for over 90 years on some of the most complex, high-profile and ground-breaking transactional matters.
Our London practice provides English law lending and New York law capital markets and lending expertise across the spectrum of lending institutions, from investment and commercial banks to institutional investors and private credit providers, and across the spectrum of financing products, from term loan A and B, investment grade, high-yield, second lien, PIK and preferred equity.
Our combined London and New York practices have a wealth of experience executing transactions in Europe. With extensive knowledge in leveraged financings, secured and unsecured debt offerings, syndicated loans and asset-based loans, Cahill’s global team has been ranked no. 1 legal adviser to underwriters of U.S. high yield bond offerings by volume each year since 2005 and as no. 1 legal adviser to lead arrangers of U.S. leveraged loans each year since 2010 (Bloomberg, Refinitiv Loan Connector) and was shortlisted in 2023 for "Finance Team of the Year" by The Lawyer Awards and The Legal Business Awards.
Our practice has achieved leading league table ranking for European transactions, including:
Ranked by Chambers UK, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 UK, our London team has extensive experience acting for lenders across the capital structure on European leveraged finance transactions, including cross-border financings and direct lending transactions, and is described by clients in Chambers Global as “our first, go-to firm.” Our clients include the market’s most prominent international banking institutions as well as private credit providers. To learn more about Cahill’s banking and finance practice, click here.
Our London team advises investment banking firms, commercial banks, and public and private companies on a broad range of debt capital markets instruments, with particular focus on secured and unsecured high-yield debt offerings. Ranked in Chambers UK, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 UK, Cahill is described as having an “unrivalled position as the key adviser to global underwriters.” To learn more about Cahill’s capital markets practice, click here.
Our practice operates across all major sectors, including in the business services, e-commerce, energy, entertainment, financial services, food & grocery, healthcare, infrastructure, manufacturing, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, real estate, retail, telecommunications and travel industries.
“The team was strong and knowledgeable. They're able to offer the right advice with extensive supporting evidence, where required.”
— Chambers UK
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