Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, and Projects
Infrastructure and energy projects often require a bespoke, industry-specific approach to financing. Our global team structures financing solutions that work for all parties, drawing on deep experience and understanding of expected project cash flows and the risks and threats to them.
Investment Funds
Our global group is crucial to our clients’ strategies for fundraising, fund structuring, domiciliation, regulatory and compliance challenges. We are closely attuned to market trends and the demands of investors and fund managers, covering the full spectrum of transaction types and investment structures. We help our clients thrive in a complex and challenging environment.
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance
Responding to competitive tensions and regulatory challenges, the leveraged finance market is constantly evolving. Transactions are becoming more diverse and cross-border in nature and scope. Direct lending continues to expand and the high yield market is an important source of financing and growth. We advise sponsors and borrowers (as well as lenders) on the full range of leveraged finance products including unitranche, first out/last out, senior secured loans, second lien, Term Loan B, high yield bonds, and payment-in-kind (PIK) facilities.
Private Equity
Our global team is fully aligned with the dynamic nature of the private equity industry. Whether you are a sponsor, fund, co-investor, family office, or limited partner, we have the global reach, sector knowledge, transactional, and regulatory expertise that brings confidence and innovation to deal execution. From fund formation to buy-outs, portfolio management and exits, we have the resources and knowledge to cover all requirements.
Real Estate
Real estate has never been more global or more complex than it is today. In a fast-changing global market, we have been at the forefront in helping private capital investors navigate and redefine the most complex and high-profile real estate projects. We have built a practice based on a deep understanding of real estate assets and have experience in working on every aspect and type of real estate investment across all geographies.
Restructuring and Special Situations
We advise clients across the full range of restructuring and insolvency transactions, from consensual debt and capital restructurings to non-consensual restructurings and insolvencies. We also advise on loan-to-own strategies, special situations lending and refinancings. Our team advises private capital investors in distressed debt or assets, wherever located, using the various techniques available, including Chapter 11. We also deploy the whole range of restructuring tools across continents to rescue and rehabilitate portfolio investments. Our aims are clear: rescue, rehabilitate and maximize value for stakeholders.
Secondaries
The market for secondaries has evolved. They are now a key means for investors to access capital rather than waiting for the lifespan of the fund to end to receive returns. We advise Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs) on the buy-side and sell-side across all asset classes and have also represented intermediaries and Limited Partner Advisory Committees on large secondary transactions. Additionally, we have advised both GPs and investors on GP stake transactions.
Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
We have developed our team and experience alongside the rapid evolution of the venture capital and emerging company sector. We advise businesses at every stage of their lifecycle, along with the funds and investors that support them. We help investors and innovators to stay ahead of the curve, bringing perspectives from both sides of the table. Our teams are firmly embedded within their local ecosystems and are connected across borders. We share ideas and opportunities, leveraging our exceptional worldwide reach and capabilities to provide international insight to our clients.