UK (England & Wales)
Tom studied music at King’s College, University of Cambridge, and holds a Graduate Diploma in Law.
Tom is a highly regarded partner in our banking and finance practice, specialising in public and private leveraged and acquisition financing transactions.
Tom acts for financial sponsors, private equity and infrastructure funds, investment banks and borrowers/issuers on a range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including leveraged loans, incurrence-based and covenant-lite financings, infrastructure financings, P2P transactions, unitranche, senior, TLB and super senior facilities, high yield bonds, bridge facilities, bank/bond financings, refinancings and restructuring.
Tom has particular experience and expertise in covenant-lite, incurrence-based bank/bond documentation and capital structures which is at the forefront of the European leveraged finance market.
Tom is named as a ‘rising star’ and one of ’40 under 40’ rising legal practitioners in private equity (Legal Week, British legal awards) and as one of the Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA by Mergerlinks
Tom has advised on a wide range of debt financing transactions.
These include advising:
Tom was recently recognised as one of ’40 under 40’ rising legal practitioners in private equity (Legal Week, British legal awards) and as one of the Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA Mergerlinks.
Tom regularly presents at Loan Market Association (LMA) events on the subject of leveraged finance documentation and terms; most recently on the topic of cash controls, covenants and covenant-lite/incurrence-based debt financing terms and the convergence between loan and bond products.
Tom was seconded to Alcentra for six months in 2011, where he was instrumental in the development of the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) cashless role mechanism.
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