Media Mention
When direct lending turns distressed - in conversation with Hogan Lovells
06 March 2019
Paul Mullen
PartnerLondon
Email paul.mullen@hoganlovells.com
Phone +44 20 7296 5390
Fax +44 20 7296 2001
LanguagesEnglish
Practice groupFinance
'Paul Mullen is gaining significant traction in the alternative lending space, representing numerous debt funds in domestic and multi-jurisdictional leveraged acquisitions'
Chambers 2016
Acting for both lenders and borrowers at the top end of mid-market sponsor-backed financings, Paul has been particularly closely involved with the development of the unitranche market in Europe.He regularly acted for Ares Management and GE Capital on financings provided through their European Senior Secured Loan Programme (ESSLP) joint venture for unitranche funding and has developed strong relationships with other debt fund clients as well as banks and sponsors on unitranche and other mid-market financing structures.
Education and admissions
Education
The College of Law, Guildford, 1994
LL.B. (Hons First Class), University of Glasgow, 1992
Representative experience
Ares Management Limited, Goldman Sachs, Haymarket Financial and a major financial institution in connection with the financing of Pure Gym's acquisition of LA Fitness
Goldman Sachs in relation to the unitranche refinancing of FNZ Group
Ares Management Limited and GE Capital in connection with the financing of Montagu Private Equity's acquisition of OpenGI
Latest thinking and events
Hogan Lovells Publications
Collaboration between debt funds and banks in European mid-market leveraged financings Lev Fin Spin
29 January 2019
Hogan Lovells Publications
Private credit: the rise of direct lenders and alternative funding structures Lev Fin Spin
10 October 2018
