Cadwalader has hired leveraged finance lawyer Edward Holmes as a partner in its London office.
Ed advises underwriters, institutional lenders and private credit funds on large-cap and mid-cap cross-border financings.
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His work includes broadly syndicated term loans (under both New York and English law), private credit facilities, holdco PIK and other subordinated instruments, bridge-to-bond structures and liability management transactions.
“We’re delighted to welcome Ed to our firm,” said Cadwalader managing partner Pat Quinn. “Ed’s broad-based cross-border financing experience, including his significant background in high-yield bonds, will be valuable to our clients and further strengthen our related corporate and restructuring practices in London.”
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Holmes is the latest strategic lateral partner hire in Cadwalader’s London office over the last three years, following other transactional practitioners such as Smridhi Gulati, Bevis Metcalfe and Matt Smith (leveraged finance and private credit), Bron Jones, Doug Murning and Matt Worth (fund finance) and Rebecca Crowley (infrastructure finance).
“I am thrilled to join Cadwalader,” Holmes said. “The firm is becoming a key player in leveraged finance, private credit, corporate and restructuring work, and I believe my experience will complement a growing London team.”
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