Banking
Linklaters’ global banking practice is one of the world’s leaders and has advised on some of the most complex and significant transactions of recent years.
Explore our key Banking services
Asset Finance
The multi-disciplinary approach and global reach of Linklaters' Asset Finance practice offer major asset finance industry participants a critical competitive advantage.
Corporate and Structured Lending
Linklaters has a broad banking practice at the top of the market with leading relationships with all major banks and corporates in the syndicated loan market.
Financial Structuring - Prudential Regulation
Advising global banks and other financial institutions on financial structuring transactions, including providing prudential regulatory expertise.
High Yield
Linklater’s high yield group is fully integrated into the firm’s banking and private equity practices and comprises highly regarded lawyers with leading high yield and restructuring expertise.
Leveraged Finance
Linklaters offers an impressive leveraged finance capability with many partners recognised as leaders in their field. Our expertise is at the cutting edge of the market and we continue to advise on some of the biggest, most complex and innovative global deals.
Margin Lending
We have acted on nearly every high profile European margin loan in the last five years and we are the pre-eminent creditor-facing margin lending team in Europe.
Real Estate Finance
Linklaters' global real estate finance team combines the experience of the firm's pre-eminent finance, real estate and tax practices.
Restructuring and Insolvency
Linklaters' global restructuring and insolvency lawyers handle the world's most challenging and significant domestic and cross-border assignments.
Trade Finance
Trade finance transactions demand a combination of legal expertise and commercial awareness across a wide range of demanding jurisdictions.
Banking Litigation
Banking litigation lawyers at Linklaters have advised leading investment banks and other financial institutions on some of largest and most complex recent financial disputes.
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Asset Finance
Asset Finance
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Corporate and Structured Lending
Corporate and Structured Lending
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Financial Structuring
Financial Structuring
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Fund Finance
Fund Finance
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High Yield
High Yield
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Leveraged Finance
Leveraged Finance
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Margin Lending
Margin Lending
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Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Finance
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Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring and Insolvency
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Trade Finance
Trade Finance
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Banking Litigation
Banking Litigation
Our News
Linklaters advises the banks on the financing of JD Sports’ $1.1bn acquisition of Hibbett
26 April 2024
Linklaters has advised the banks on the financing of JD Sports Fashion Plc’s $1.1bn acquisition of Nasdaq-listed Hibbett, Inc., a leading sports fashion-inspired retailer.
Linklaters advises Crédit Agricole CIB on the cross-border restructuring of McDermott International
26 March 2024
Linklaters has advised Crédit Agricole CIB on the successful cross-border restructuring of McDermott International, a global engineering and construction business, which closed on March 25, 2024.
Industry associations publish new guide to sustainability-linked fund financing
7 March 2024
In March 2024, a joint working group of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Loan Market Association (“LMA”), Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and Fund Finance Association published a Guide to the Application of the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles in Fund Finance.
Awards and Rankings
UK
- Band 1 for Banking & Finance: Lenders: Big Ticket
Chambers UK 2024 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance: Borrowers: Big Ticket
Chambers UK 2024 - Band 1 for Restructuring and Insolvency
Chambers UK 2024 - Tier 1 for Bank lending: Investment Grade Debt & Syndicated Loans
Legal 500 UK 2024 - Tier 1 for Acquisition Finance
Legal 500 UK 2024 - Tier 1 for Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency
Legal 500 UK 2024 - Band 2 for Banking & Finance: Sponsors: Big Ticket
Chambers UK 2024
EMEA
- Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Europe-wide
Chambers Europe 2024 - Band 1 for Restructuring/Insolvency, Europe-wide
Chambers Europe 2024 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Belgium
Chambers Belgium 2023 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Italy
Chambers Europe 2023 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Luxembourg
Chambers Europe 2023 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Portugal
Chambers Europe 2023 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Spain
Chambers Europe 2023 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Germany
Chambers Europe 2023
Asia
- Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Thailand
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 - Band 1 Banking & Finance, Singapore
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 - Band 1 for Banking & Finance, India
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
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Band 1 for Banking & Finance, China
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Band 1 for Banking & Finance: Leverage & Acquisition Finance, China
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Band 2 for Banking & Finance, Asia-Pacific region
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
Middle East
- Band 1 for Banking & Finance
Chambers United Arab Emirates 2024
Global
- Band 1 for Banking & Finance
Chambers Global 2024 - Band 2 for Restructuring/Insolvency
Chambers Global 2024
Quotes
- “They know us and what's important to us. Particularly when we need to put things in place in a short period of time it's important to have that understanding about our business." - Chambers Global 2023
- “We choose Linklaters for our more complicated transactions. It is the French and English legal coverage combination that makes the firm especially useful to us. The team also involves foreign offices when required and Linklaters appears to have a strong network in this respect." -- Chambers Europe 2023
- “Linklaters is very practical in managing commercial issues between multiple parties. The Thai team is instrumental in getting lenders across the line." - Chambers Asia Pacific 2023
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