Associate - Leveraged Finance

About the role

Freshfields is seeking a Leveraged Finance lawyer to join its Private Capital Finance team in London. The team works on a broad mix of transactions for clients, including debt financing for public and private M&A, refinancings, recapitalisations and strategic investments, mostly with an international dimension ranging from large, complex deals to smaller ones where associates can take greater responsibility. The group is part of the Global M&A and Capital practice, focused on large leveraged buy-outs and financing for private equity sponsors and sovereign wealth funds.

Key responsibilities

• Work on a wide variety of large, complex, cross-border leveraged finance transactions.
• Focus on acquisition financing for private equity and other financial sponsor clients across a range of finance products.
• Draft and negotiate transaction documentation, including facilities agreements, intercreditor agreements and security documents.
• Coordinate cross-border teams.

Required profile

• Mid-level leveraged finance experience, whether for borrowers/sponsors or creditors, from a leading firm involving cross-border transactions.
• Qualified in England & Wales or a common-law jurisdiction.
• Able to work constructively as part of a team and supervise more junior lawyers.
• Highly effective oral and written communicator, able to take on a high degree of responsibility and manage a challenging workload.
• Committed to excellent client service, the Freshfields principles, business development and knowledge management.
• Right to work in the UK; the firm is a Ban the Box employer.