London finance team expands with new partner hire

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is further strengthening its London leveraged and acquisition finance team with the hire of Partner Christopher Akinrele.
 
Chris, who joins from Eversheds Sutherland, possesses extensive experience in advising private credit funds, alternative lenders, bank lenders, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies and corporate borrowers on domestic and cross border leveraged and acquisition financings, specialty finance and general corporate banking transactions.
 
Madhavi Gosavi, Head of Banking and Finance for Europe, Middle East and Asia at Norton Rose Fulbright, said:
 
“We were hugely impressed by Chris’ wealth of experience and know he will prove a tremendous asset to our London leveraged and acquisition finance team, which continues to expand in line with growing client demand.”
 
Chris said: “I am delighted to be joining Norton Rose Fulbright’s leveraged and acquisition finance team. I strongly believe that Norton Rose Fulbright, with its impressive international reach and reputation within global finance markets, is the ideal platform for me to further develop my practice.”
 
Chris is the latest in a number of new appointments to the team, with leveraged and acquisition finance specialist James Collis joining and Alex Zekkos being promoted to partner last year.
 
Norton Rose Fulbright’s global team of acquisition finance and corporate lending lawyers works with banks and other debt providers, financial advisers, private equity sponsors, and corporate borrowers on all aspects of acquisition finance. These include the structuring and documentation of sponsor-led leveraged buyouts, corporate-led acquisitions, bid financings and investment grade financings.
 
The firm’s lawyers are skilled at advising on local and multi-jurisdictional matters across the globe and have played a leading role in many key leveraged buyout transactions involving complex acquisition finance deals on behalf of notable clients worldwide.