Practice
Clifford Atkins is a partner in the financing practice of the London office of Shearman & Sterling. He specialises in structured finance (both bank debt and capital markets), restructuring matters and debt trading. Clifford is also head of the Finance Group at Shearman & Sterling.

Clifford Atkins is cited as a leading lawyer in the categories of Banking and Finance and Capital Markets – Debt in the most recent edition of Chambers UK and is cited in Legal 500 as a leading finance lawyer.

• Acting for Labco SAS or its super senior RCF.
• Acting for Citibank N.A. in relation to the super senior RCF provided to Care UK.
• Acting for Bakkavor Group in relation to its secured term and revolving facilities.
• Acting for Coditel Holdings S.A. in relation to the credit facilities provided for the acquisition of the Coditel Group.
• Acting for Advance Technology Investment Company LLC in relation to its announced bid for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
• Acting for Caixa Geral de Depositos on a priority liquidity facility for La Seda de Barcelona S.A.
• Acting for Credit Suisse and other investors in the restructuring and refinancing of the Danoptra Group.
• Acting as part of the team advising the senior steering committee coordinator and senior facility agent in relation to the restructuring of the financial indebtedness of BorsodChem Zrt.
• Acting for Credit Suisse and others in relation to the restructuring of the secured credit facilities made available to an oil exploration company which was completed in August 2008.
• Acting for Barclays Bank PLC in relation to the credit facilities provided for the acquisition of the HSS Group.
• Acting for the hedge funds providers of the junior secured financing of the take private of Caffe Nero Group plc.
• Acting for a financial institution in connection with the buy-back by an Italian borrower of all of its par and distressed debt under syndicated facilities.
• Advising a number of financial institutions and funds on their exposure to Lehmans.