Hogan Lovells International LLP

As comfortable handling work for financial sponsors and corporate borrowers as it is lenders, the ‘very experienced’ team at Hogan Lovells International LLP ’excels at handling work across multiple banking products and markets’. On the creditor front, the firm remains very active in the mid-market for a flourishing credit fund client base and is adept at utilising the full range of debt products typically used in the space, including unitranche. In addition, the firm’s longstanding core banking clients regularly instruct the team on a standalone basis, as well as on deals where they are providing the super senior strips of debt alongside debt funds. Team head Paul Mullen and Jo Robinson are pivotal to the firm’s success in the direct lending field, with Robinson also skilled at advising on Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) growth financing to tech businesses. In addition to her role as UK managing partner, the vastly experienced Penny Angell also maintains a strong fee-earning offering, including work in relation to the financing of insurance M&A. Francis Booth is experienced at handling direct lending transactions and is a key member of the team.