Acquisition & Leveraged Debt
Service overview: Acquisition finance and leveraged debt lawyers
- Acquisition finance is the provision of bank loans or the issue of bonds to fund the acquisition of a company (or parts of a company). This finance can be provided to an existing internal management team (a management buy-out), an external management team (a management buy-in), or a third party (an acquisition).
- Leveraged acquisition finance is a type of acquisition finance, when a company, usually with a considerable amount of existing debt, attempts to acquire another company.
- Leveraged finance can be used to achieve a specific, but often temporary, purpose. These include; funding an acquisition, a buy-out, or for a one-time dividend.
- For a lender, if a potential borrower already has a lot of debt, it implies that the funding is riskier. This may make the borrowing more expensive than normal for the borrower.
- Leveraged debt financing often involves different layers of finance, which can seem complicated. These range from a senior secured bank loan or bonds to a subordinated loan. Therefore, if you find yourself dealing in this area, you’re likely to require specialist banking law advice.
Why choose Harper James? Our acquisition finance solicitors’ experience
Our acquisition finance and leveraged debt solicitors have all been recruited from top 100 UK law firms or from large international businesses. They each have more than 10 years post-qualifying experience.
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Our solicitor’s assistance in the structuring of a new lending facility was greatly appreciated given the short deadline to completion. The team at Harper James responded promptly to get the deal over the line within our borrower’s timescale.
Harper James proved to be a great partner during our recent business transaction. The key benefit was having access to a very knowledgeable and capable resource who also understood the wider business impact.
