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Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. With extensive reach across four continents, we are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centers—New York, London and Hong Kong—the backbone of the global economy.

Our Leveraged & Acquisition Finance team represents private equity sponsors, bidding consortia, banks, private credit and hedge funds and other financial institutions whether as borrowers, issuers, lead arrangers or lenders on a variety of leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, including LBOs, public-to-privates, dividend recapitalizations and refinancings. We have a strong track record of servicing the middle-market – our “sweet-spot”. Many of our lawyers are recognized as experienced practitioners within the mid-market having dedicated many years of their careers to this segment of the market. As a result we are often asked to provide market commentary, whether in the written or spoken press, and are regularly quoted in legal and other publications.

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) are a leading national independent provider of senior secured Asset Based debt facilities, servicing the Lower Middle Market business community with turnover between £5m and £200m.
IGF’s lending is designed to unlock cash flow from company assets providing optimum levels of debt capital to help facilitate Growth, often supporting event driven scenarios such as Acquisition, Refinance or Turnaround.   
Built on experience, our entrepreneurial principles mean IGF understands how important the right funding partner is in achieving your objectives and growth ambitions.