Financial and corporate
Morgan Lewis & Bockius operates in London and has offices across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm has a broad transactional platform spanning banking, private equity, capital markets and restructuring. The London practice is led by Mark Geday (private equity) and Paul Denham (banking), with key partners including Tim Corbett, Tom Wozniak and Iain Wright across M&A and capital markets. The firm is particularly well regarded for leveraged finance, fund finance, private equity and emerging markets work, and has a strong reputation in hedge funds and financial services.
Key clients
Advanz Pharma, Air Street Capital Management, Avenue Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch International, BNP Paribas, Capitolis Advisors, Destek Bank, Elevata Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Federated Hermes GPE, Fiba Enerji, Freedom Holdings, Greater Sum Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, Kyrgyz Republic, Lincoln Peak Capital, MSP Sports Capital, Nebius Group, NewDay Cards, Principal Financial Group, Prudential, PSG Equity, Redwheel Asset Management, Replimune Group, Republic of Suriname, Seedcamp Investment Management, uniQure
Highlights
The debt capital markets team is particularly noted for its work on debut bond transactions by emerging markets issuers, including advising Kyrgyz Republic on a $700 million sovereign bond offering, Kyrgyzstan’s first ever international securities offering and representing Republic of Suriname in its $1.575 billion sovereign bond offering.
Morgan Lewis is active in mid-market M&A, representing MSP Sports Capital in relation to the sale of its interest in McLaren Racing to McLaren Group Limited. The team, led by Robert Hutton also advised Searchspring Holdings in its acquisition of Klevu OY; a cross-border, technology-driven deal.
In structured finance, the team led by Theresa Kradjian acted as counsel to Merrill Lynch International, Barclays Bank, Deutsche Bank and HSBC Bank plc on Virgin Money/Clydesdale Bank’s issuance of £300 million Series 2025-1 notes under Clydesdale’s Lanark RMBS master trust programme. This reinforces the firm’s leading role in complex UK RMBS transactions and its strong relationships with top-tier global investment banks.
Testimonials
“The team stands out for its expertise and depth of knowledge.” – Capital markets
“Carter Brod is solution-oriented, punctual and highly commercial in his approach.” – Capital markets
“The team combines strong technical expertise with very responsive service and an unparalleled understanding of our business.” – Investment funds
“The team offers strong professional expertise and excellent service at a reasonable cost.” – Investment funds
“The partners are highly knowledgeable and responsive, while maintaining proactive communication throughout engagements.” – Investment funds
“The MLB team consistently strives to find solutions to potential issues and roadblocks. They are highly responsive and provide clients with confidence that all work is being progressed efficiently and effectively.” – Investment funds
“Simon Currie has excellent knowledge of investment funds and is an exceptionally capable lawyer. In an increasingly specialised market, he is equally comfortable advising on investment management, fund structures and regulatory matters.” – Investment funds
“William Yonge is highly knowledgeable and a go-to expert on fund-related matters. He is fast, reliable and always gets straight to the point.” – Investment funds
“Thoughtful and insightful lawyers with strong judgement, helping us focus on the issues that matter most.” – M&A
