Akhil Sharma
Partner
Leveraged & Acquisition Finance
Legal advice for leveraged and acquisition finance.
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance Services
Whether you are a lender, sponsor, or borrower, you need legal advice that combines commercial speed with deep technical insight, especially in complex, cross-border leveraged transactions.
You will receive input at every stage of the deal cycle, from structuring mid-market buyouts to closing complex syndicated finance and refinancing arrangements. As your long-term partners, we will help you move decisively, manage risk, and meet commercial and regulatory demands.
You will work with a legal team that understands fund dynamics, lender expectations, and deal pressure points, giving you practical clarity on structure, security, and documentation throughout.
Our specialist Team advises on:
- Leveraged and management buy-outs and buy-ins
- Senior and mezzanine acquisition finance
- Unitranche, second lien, and holdco PIK facilities
- Sponsor-backed or cross-border acquisition deals
- Intercreditor and subordination arrangements
- Restructuring of acquisition finance structures.
You will also benefit from fully integrated insights. Our banking, corporate, and tax teams work in sync to help you close with confidence and protect long-term value.
We provide full legal service to UK and overseas lenders, borrowers and sponsors
We act for both lenders and borrowers, so we understand leveraged and acquisition finance transactions from all perspectives. This lets us quickly identify issues that arise and prepare for them with solutions that are acceptable to all parties.
Our specialists in leveraged and acquisition finance are supported by our teams in corporate, real estate, tax, employment, pensions, insolvency and restructuring. The teams have many years’ experience advising in complex acquisitions and overseas, by both asset and share purchases.
Completing a deal is our main goal. We protect your interests, but always give practical, commercial advice. We negotiate on the points that matter to save time and money on those that don’t.
Speak to a Legal Partner
Our team support you to navigate complexity, seize opportunity and move forward with legal clarity.
Making an enquiry
We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
Complete our online formWe need a few details to understand your situation and the kind of support you need.
We’ll contact you by phoneOn the call our experts will ask you a few more questions to make sure we connect you with the right legal advice from our team.
We arrange a full appointmentYour next step is an in-depth appointment with a specialist solicitor to discuss how we could advise you.
Our commitment to you
Our experts always start by listening, so we understand what matters most from day one.- 01Clear legal guidance
You will always get straightforward, honest advice, with regular updates to keep you clear on the way forward.
- 02Specialist knowledge
A wide-ranging team of trusted specialists who understand what it takes to protect your future, your family or your business.
- 03Your needs first
Whether you’re navigating complex personal situations or business decisions, we take the time to understand your world and what’s at stake.
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