Jackson Lam is counsel in the European Finance practice and a leading lawyer in the leveraged finance group.

Jackson has extensive experience advising financial institutions, private equity sponsors, credit funds and other alternative capital providers on acquisition financing transactions. His practice focuses on complex cross border leveraged transactions, syndicated lending and alternative & subordinated financing products.

He completed a secondment in 2014 at the London office of Citigroup working with their leveraged finance team.

Jackson is recognised in Legal 500 UK 2023 as a “Key Lawyer” in Acquisition Finance and Bank lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans.

Financial Institutions

• The mandated lead arrangers in connection with the financing in support of the public to private acquisition of Atlantia by Blackstone and the investment vehicle of the Benetton family.
• The lenders in connection with the financing in support of the acquisition of RGI by CVC Capital Partners.
• The mandated lead arranger in connection with the financing in support of the acquisition of T-Mobile Netherlands by Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus.
• The mandated lead arrangers in connection with the senior financing in support of the public to private acquisition of Arrow Global by TDR Capital.
• The initial purchasers and the mandated lead arrangers in connection with the senior credit facilities, second lien facility and inaugural bond financing for Constellation Automative, a portfolio company of TDR Capital.
• The mandated lead arrangers in connection with the senior financing in support of the acquisition of Rodenstock Group by Apax Partners.
• Barclays Bank PLC as the Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner in connection with the €300 million offering of floating rate senior secured notes and £645 million 5.50% senior secured notes due 2027 and a revolving credit facility by David Lloyd Leisure, a portfolio company of TDR Capital.
• The lenders in connection with the senior financing in support of the acquisition of the KPMG U.K. restructuring business by HIG Capital.
• The mandated lead arrangers in connection with the first lien financing in support of the acquisition of the Maroon Group by the Barentz group, a portfolio company of Cinven.
• Nomura Bank International as global co-ordinator and Natixis as mandated lead arranger in connection with various financing for Sebia SA, a world-leading provider of clinical protein electrophoresis and reagents and a portfolio company of CVC.
• The joint global coordinators, mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners in connection with various financing and refinancing for INEOS AG and its subsidiaries including Term Loan B Facilities, Senior Secured Notes and Schuldschein Loan Facility.The global co-ordinator, arrangers and bookrunners in connection with a €920 million term loan B financing for the SYNLAB Group. The SYNLAB Group is the market leader in medical laboratory services in Europe and is a portfolio company of Cinven.
• J.P. Morgan Securities plc as sole bookrunner in connection with Radisson’s offering of €250 million 6.875% senior secured notes due 2023 and a new €20 million revolving credit facility made available to Radisson. Radisson is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel group and is a portfolio company of Jin Jiang International.
• Credit Suisse, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, ING, UniCredit and CaixaBank as initial purchasers in connection with Tendam's (formerly Grupo Cortefiel) €600 million high yield bond offering. Tendam, a portfolio company of CVC and PAI, is a major fashion retailer and is present in 34 countries with 449 direct operated stores and franchises.
• BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank plc, KKR Capital Markets Limited and Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A. as initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of €455 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2024 and €100 million super senior revolving credit facilities to fund Bain Capital's acquisition of Fedrigoni S.p.A., a leading European manufacturer and distributor of specialty paper.
• The mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners in connection with various financing and refinancing for the Virgin Media Group.

Credit Funds

• AlbaCore Capital, The Carlyle Group, GSO, Och Ziff, Goldentree, Bridgepoint, KKR Credit, Blackstone, CVC Credit and PSP as credit / alternative capital providers in connection with various financing transactions, including, subordinated holdco financing, preferred equity financing and other direct lending transactions.

Sponsors and Borrowers

• Marlin Equity as sponsor in connection with the financing of its portfolio company Heimdal Security.
• Marlin Equity as sponsor in connection the financing of with its majority growth investment in Learning Pool, a leading provider of leaning contents and technology solutions
• Marlin Equity as sponsor in connection with the financing of the combination of Unifaun and Consignor to create nShift, a global provider of cloud management solutions.
• Investcorp as a sponsor in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Investis Digital, a leading global digital communications company.
• CWT in connection with its debt restructuring, comprising (i) an exchange offer, (ii) a consent solicitation, (iii) an issuance of rights offering units consisting of $125 million senior secured priming notes and shares of common equity of a newly-created holding company, (iv) an equity contribution by the Company’s principal shareholder and (v) an amendment and restatement of the Company’s revolving credit facility.
• Marlin Equity as sponsor in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Unifaun, a leading cloud delivery orchestration platform in the Nordic market.
• Marlin Equity as a sponsor in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Wax Digital, an industry leading procurement solutions provider as an add-on to Medius, a leading global provider of cloud-based accounts payable automation solutions.
• Investcorp as a sponsor in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Cambio Healthcare Systems, a leading provider of electronic health record software and services.
• Marlin Equity as a sponsor in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Puzzel AS, a leading European provider of cloud-based contact centre software solutions.
• Investcorp as a sponsor in connection with the financing for its acquisition of ABAX Group, an international market leader in vehicle tracking technology.
• Investcorp as a sponsor in connection with the financing for its acquisition of the Kee Safety Group, a leading global provider of safety equipment and solutions.
• Interoute in connection with its new €640 million term loan facility agreement. Interoute is the owner operator of Europe's largest network and a global cloud services platform.
• Investcorp as a sponsor in connection with the financing of its acquisition of SecureLink, a leading European cyber security infrastructure and managed services provider and subsequent acquisition of Coresec Systems International, Nebulus Solutions Group and iT-Cube Systems.
• Investcorp as a sponsor in connection with the financing of its acquisition of SPGPrints and various refinancing by SPGPrints, the leading global provider of integrated solutions for rotary screen and digital printing for textiles and graphic applications.
• Salt, a subsidiary of Matterhorn Telecom, in connection with Matterhorn Telecom’s offering of €400 million 4.00% senior secured notes due 2027.
• Advent International as a sponsor in connection with the €770 million financing of the acquisition of Oberthur Technologies and a subsequent refinancing.
• Texas Pacific Group as sponsor and Telediffusion de France S.A. in connection with the financing of a €850 million deal to acquire Deutsche Telecom’s Media & Broadcast business.
• Investcorp as a sponsor in connection with the €600 million financing of the acquisition of N&W Global Vending SpA.

Awards & Accolades

• Recognised in Legal 500 UK 2023 as a “Key Lawyer” in Bank Lending: Investment Grab Debt and Syndicated Loans.
• Recognised in Chambers UK 2023 as an “Associate to Watch” in Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket. They note that “Jackson is a very good lawyer who is always responsive and helpful; he is one of the best.”
• Recognised in Legal 500 UK 2022 as a “Key Lawyer” in Bank Lending: Investment Grab Debt and Syndicated Loans. They note that “Jackson Lam – very good solicitor, always available, very detailed oriented. ”
• Recognised in Legal 500 UK 2022 as a “Key Lawyer” in Acquisition Finance
• Shearman & Sterling was recognised in the “High-Yield Deal of the Year” category at the IFLR Europe Awards 2021, for its role in the SYNLAB refinancing and debt extension