Neil Campbell is a leveraged finance lawyer with almost 20 years’ experience in structuring and negotiating complex debt finance transactions, in particular in connection with leveraged acquisitions and other event-driven situations.
Neil advises private credit funds, bank lenders and private equity sponsors on debt products throughout the capital structure, including unitranche, PIK, first lien/second lien, mezz and super senior / FOLO.
Neil has substantial experience in esoteric financing products, such as (late-stage) ARR lending, and in specialised situations, such as public-to-private transactions and competitive bid/auction processes.
Neil also advises lenders to large international corporates on their corporate financing transactions, including in connection with IPOs and M&A.
Neil has particular focus on cross-border financing transactions and works very closely with colleagues (and friends!), in various practice groups, across the global DLA Piper network.
Neil is head of the London debt finance team and co-head of the UK Financial Services sector.
"He's got great market knowledge and contacts in the PE backed space." Chambers UK, 2026
