Linklaters appoints Ben Crosse and Philip Spittal as global co-heads of the Banking team

Linklaters has appointed Ben Crosse and Philip Spittal as Global Co-Heads of Banking for a four-year term, succeeding Davide Mencacci.

Based in Madrid, Ben Crosse has worked in Paris and in London and participated in multiple large-scale cross-border transactions. He has extensive experience advising both financial institutions and corporate clients on a wide range of banking transactions, including complex financial and corporate restructurings, private equity leveraged financing, investment grade and structured lending.

Philip Spittal is a senior banking partner based in London who previously led the Corporate and Structured Lending team. Phil has wide-ranging experience in syndicated lending, event driven, acquisition and leveraged finance transactions across the credit spectrum acting for both lenders and borrowers internationally and domestically.

Paul Lewis, Global Head of Finance at Linklaters, said:

“Ben and Phil are among the industry’s most respected banking lawyers who have substantial international experience on some of the most complex transactions. The pandemic, interest rate reforms and Brexit has reset the industry’s growth path. We are confident that they will steer our banking team’s continued market leadership in helping clients navigate the challenges ahead.”

The firm’s Banking teams advise across the full range and life cycle of financial transactions and are ranked tier 1 in all the major legal directories globally. Teams incorporate our new money Leveraged Finance, Corporate and Structured Lending practices and our Restructuring and Insolvency practices. The team advises banks and other financial institutions, companies and governments on domestic and international bank financing transactions across every industry, commercial, financial and governmental sector.