Benjamin Bierwirth

Ben Bierwirth is a Franco-American partner based in London, focusing on complex leveraged finance transactions and cross-border Rule 144A and Regulation S high yield debt offerings. Ben has experience advising clients on a wide range of transactions, including high yield debt offerings, private placements, related debt and equity products, term loan Bs, syndicated credit facilities, US securities law matters, restructuring, debt exchanges, tender offers and other liability management exercises. His clients comprise sponsors, top-tier investment banks, investors and some of the largest international companies in their industries. Additionally, Ben advises on ESG debt offerings, including green, social and other sustainability-linked bonds and transition bond.

• Represented the syndicate of investment banks as underwriters and managers on a USD 2.5 billion high yield bond offering and concurrent six-tiered priority acceptance fixed price and fixed spread tender offer/liability management exercise for Teva Pharmaceuticals. Ben has been designated banks counsel to Teva for over a decade, representing its lenders, lead arrangers, initial purchasers, underwriters and dealer managers across Teva’s debt capital structure, corporate debt and high yield bonds (including sustainability linked financings and related complex liability management exercises), and the committed bridge and bank financing backing Teva’s USD 40.5 billion acquisition of Allergan Generics.*
• Acted for the syndicate of initial purchasers and lenders for over a decade in connection with the debt financing of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company including both the offerings of Senior Secured Notes, Super Senior Revolving Credit Facilities and related security and intercreditor arrangements.*
• Advised JP Morgan, Banco Santander and Citigroup on the EUR 850 million high yield senior notes due 2031 offering by InPost S.A. to refinance existing debt.*
• Represented EquipmentShare.com Inc on its five offering of high yield bonds (including the debut), consisting of over USD 2 billion in senior secured second lien notes.*
• Represented Standard Chartered Bank in connection with the series of five private placement bonds by an international specialty chemical conglomerate operating throughout Africa and Europe. The aggregate amount of notes issued was in excess of USD 100 million.*

• "He is talented and very approachable." "Benjamin is a fantastic lawyer who offers unparalleled client service." "Benjamin is an outstandingly good lawyer. He's smart, energetic and incredibly responsive." - Chambers UK
• Ranked "Up and Coming" (five years ranked) for Capital Markets: High Yield - Chambers UK
• Ranked "Next Generation Partner" (five years ranked) for Finance: High Yield - Legal 500

• New York University School of Law , JD
• New York University, BA

• England & Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
• New York

• Englisch
• Französisch
• Italienisch
• Spanisch