Darren Phelan
Darren Phelan

Darren Phelan

Partner

London

+44 20 7859 2061 | +44 7770 410 536
Darren.Phelan@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Darren supports clients on complex, cross-border lending transactions across a range of sophisticated lending products.

Darren Phelan acts for lenders and corporate clients on a range of financial transactions. Darren focuses on advising financial institutions across the credit spectrum on complex cross-border financings, including investment grade syndicated loans and leveraged super senior transactions. Darren also advises financial advisers on public M&A financings. Darren has completed client secondments to Bank of America and MUFG.

  • Tritax Big Box REIT plc | 2025 | Advised as borrower of £650 million term loan facilities to fund the acquisition of logistics assets (valued at £1.035 billion) from certain real estate funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone Europe LLP.
  • A premier investment bank | 2025 | Advised on the £4.1 billion recommended offer by Project Aurora Bidco Limited to acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of Spectris plc.
  • A multinational universal bank | 2025 | Advised in arranging and coordinating a €300,000,000 syndicated revolving facility for Theon International plc.
  • A syndicate of lenders | 2025 | Advised in arranging £360,000,000 term and revolving facilities for EG On The Move. 
  • A global bank | 2025 | Advised in connection with the provision of a term and revolving loan facilities agreement to PLK Venture UK Ltd, the UK franchise holder for Popeyes Chicken.
  • A global bank | 2025 | Advised as lender of an acquisition facility to an Alchemy Partners portfolio company to facilitate the purchase of hotel chain, Barons Eden
  • PJT Partners | 2024 | Advised on the £802.4 million recommended offer by Leopard UK Bidco Limited to acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of earning Technologies Group plc.

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