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Leveraged finance

Freshfields’ leveraged finance team drives innovative financing solutions in connection with the biggest and most complex transactions worldwide.
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Our leveraged finance team focuses on private equity sponsors, investment banks and non-bank lenders and provides a sophisticated, integrated and innovative approach

We are a top-tier leveraged loan and high-yield bond team providing integrated, one-stop shop advice on English, New York and local domestic law from our teams based in London and across Europe, New York and Hong Kong.

We advise sponsors, corporates, investment and commercial banks, funds and alternative capital providers across all leveraged loan and high-yield bond products, including European and US cross-border and domestic term loan B financings, high-yield bonds and second lien financings. We also advise on unitranche, mezzanine and private high-yield transactions.

We are supported by our leading corporate, competition and regulatory, financial services and tax teams worldwide.

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London

Alexander Mitchell

Partner
Hong Kong

Daniel French

Partner
Frankfurt am Main

Michael Josenhans

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