John Markland Email & Phone Number

Update: from January 2023 I am no longer a Partner at Dechert LLP, but I am continuing to work with the firm for some clients. I am also working independently with other clients and intend to keep my practice going (and am continuing my teaching fellowship at London Business School). This is because during Covid I learned to love the freedom to travel and to do my work from different parts of the world. I decided that 30 years of working in London offices was enough!Original intro:I’m best known for representing Private Equity Sponsors borrowing to fund European cross-border Leveraged Buy-Outs (and, when necessary, on the Restructuring of such loans). Continually recommended as a Leading Lawyer in the Banking and Finance sections of Chambers and all other relevant legal directories since 2005. Chambers UK in 2017 said of him: “one of Europe’s most highly experienced finance lawyers” and the 2018 edition of the Legal 500 described him as “a true and rare rock star of leveraged finance”. He was the founding partner and co-head of Kirkland & Ellis’ market-leading London finance practice between 2004 and 2016. Commended in the Legal Business Corporate Team of the Year 2019 awards for his role on the $18billion acquisition by the Bain Capital consortium of Toshiba Memory Corporation in 2018 - still the largest Private Equity-backed deal in the world since 2015 (according to Thomson Reuters/Refinitiv). Frequently lectures at London Business School (where he is a fellow), speaks at industry events and comments in the press on market dynamics and technical issues pertaining to leveraged finance.