Mark Dwyer

• T  +44 (0)20 7090 3139 (Direct line)
• E  mark.dwyer@slaughterandmay.com

• London 
• One Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YY

Mark advises both corporates and banks primarily on debt finance, derivatives and structured finance matters, and advises leading UK, US and European investment banks on the development and execution of structured products and transactions, especially regulatory and tax enhanced products. He is also active in the debt capital markets area.

The range of transactions on which Mark has recently advised include:

• debt refinancings and restructurings
• high yield bonds
• convertible bonds
• acquisition finance for public and private transactions
• securitisations and structured note programmes
• structured finance transactions involving debt, equity and partnership investments

Highlights include advising:

• Taylor Wimpey in relation to its debt refinancing involving new syndicated loan facilities, privately placed facilities and an English law high yield bond
• Travis Perkins in relation to the financing aspects of its recommended cash and shares acquisition of the BSS Group PLC
• British Airways in relation to its issue of £350,000,000 5.8 per cent. senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2014
• Goldman Sachs International as sole lead manager in relation to the issue by Aquarius Platinum Limited of US$300,000,000 4.0 per cent. convertible bonds due 2015
• SAV Credit Limited on the refinancing of several credit card portfolios and on the purchase of the 'Citi' branded credit card portfolio in the UK from CitiFinancial Europe PLC

Mark spent thirteen months in 2001 and 2002 in Frankfurt, working closely with Hengeler Mueller, a leading German law firm with which we have a close working relationship.