Patrick is a Partner in our Finance group and Head of Leveraged Finance.
He has experience in a wide range of banking and finance work and regularly helps lenders, sponsors, and borrowers with acquisition finance, refinancings or restructurings.
Clients say that Patrick is "a pleasure to work with" and describe Patrick as "no nonsense, sensible and pragmatic" and "a fantastic deal-doer."
Latest Insights
- podcasts and webcastsA partnership for growth - Our Sustainable Finance podcast series round-up
- legal updatesCorporate Loan Market Trends - Bouncebackability and Beyond
- guides and reportsUK Guide to sustainability-linked loans
Patrick's recent experience includes:
- advising numerous private equity houses on unitranche/senior/super senior facilities provided to their portfolio companies
- acting for Shawbrook Bank in relation to various unitranche and first-out/last-out facilities for acquisitions by private equity houses
- assisting a private equity-backed borrower in relation to the debt finance aspects of a cross-border acquisition across 12 jurisdictions
- advising a private equity house and its portfolio company in relation to a debt recapitalization by way of a holdco PIK facility
- acting on behalf of the lenders in relation to multiple corporate facilities in excess of £150m for various listed borrowers
- Ranked in Band 1 in Chambers and Partners legal directory for banking and finance
- Ranked as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 for banking and finance
- Top Ranked Chambers UK 2018, 2019
- LPC, Nottinigham Law School, 2000-2001
- MA Jurisprudence, Keble College, Oxford University, 1997-2000