Green on Blue Vector

We provide holistic, strategic advice across the full financing spectrum. This includes help with the latest market developments, including IBOR transactions, and ESG-linked financings that comply with green bond and sustainability loan linked principles.   

With broad experience across industries, we have a deep understanding of the critical business issues and drivers in each. And we apply this knowledge to your business’s broader long-term goals, framing our advice based on thinking for the future rather than simply reacting to the present.  

"With broad experience across industries, we have a deep understanding of the critical business issues and drivers in each."

We advise on all major governing laws including English law, New York law, German law, and French law.  

With over 90 offices in more than 40 countries, we’re well placed to provide local subsidiary support for guaranteed and secured facilities.  

Our advice covers: 

  • banking and credit facilities across the credit spectrum, and event-driven transactions; 

  • public debt capital markets, including public bond and MTN transactions, and equity-linked offerings; 

  • private debt capital markets, including private placements of notes and bonds;  

  • derivatives, across all hedging requirements from loan-linked interest rate hedging to FX and commodities hedging;  

  • day-to-day treasury matters including ancillary facilities such as overdrafts, bonding lines, cash-pooling and cash management arrangements, letter of credit and discounting and guarantee facilities; and 

  • structured finance transactions. 

If the need arises, our specialist restructuring lawyers in major jurisdictions can also help you navigate financial distress (at group or subsidiary level). 

Through one main point of contact, you’ll benefit from the knowledge and experience of our global firm. Integrated, cross-border advice that’s designed to your meet all your financing objectives. 

Experience

Republic of Argentina  

  • Counsel to bondholders in the USD62 billion sovereign debt exchange of the Republic of Argentina consummated in 2020 
  • Counsel to Barclays Capital as global coordinator in the design and execution of the SEC-registered USD18.7 billion sovereign debt exchange of the Republic of Argentina 
  • Counsel to UBS in the restructuring of USD80 billion of bonds of the Republic of Argentina 

Province of Buenos Aires (PBA)  

  • Counsel to PBA in its USD7.2+ billion debt restructuring transaction 
  • Counsel to Citigroup for the 2002/2006 debt restructuring for an amount of approximately USD3.3 billion  
  • Counsel to PBA in the issuance of USD500 million and liability management transaction for an amount of USD399 million in the international capital markets in 2015 

Province of Mendoza  

  • Counsel to the Province in the USD200 million debt restructuring of domestic bonds (ongoing)
  • Counsel to the Province in the USD590 million debt restructuring transaction closed in October 2020  
  • Deal counsel to the Province and JP Morgan in 2003 and 2004 in the debt restructuring for USD250 million due 2007 and the issuance of new bonds due 2018, including related litigation 

Province of Chubut   

  • Counsel to the Province in the USD650 million debt restructuring transaction closed in December 2020  

Province of Salta   

  • Counsel to the Province in the USD350 million debt restructuring transaction closed in February 2021  

How we have helped our clients

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  • Advising on the downsizing of employees in Europe
  • Supporting global business conduct and compliance functions
  • Outsourcing critical R&D or IT functions

  • Devising an IP strategy for a promising new therapy
  • Negotiating a worldwide licensing and collaboration deal 
  • Protecting a blockbuster drug in patent litigation

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