London – 22 Bishopsgate
Complex debt financing
Direct lending and leveraged buyouts
Cross-border syndicated, second lien and mezzanine lending
Restructurings and distressed debt
Pre-EBITDA and recurring revenue financings
Aymen Mahmoud is a London-based partner who serves as European Head of Finance and Managing Partner of the firm’s London office. He also co-heads both the London Transactions Group and the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group.
He advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies, hedge funds, corporate borrowers and issuers, banks, direct lenders, family offices and other sophisticated capital providers on complex debt financing transactions.
His award-winning practice spans direct lending, leveraged buyouts, syndicated senior, second lien and mezzanine lending, distressed debt trading, portfolio acquisitions, restructurings, high-yield debt offerings and recurring revenue financings. He also played a key role in establishing Loan Market Association forms for leveraged and high-yield documentation.
Recognized in
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe, 2025
Ranked in
Legal 500 UK, 2025-2026
Ranked in
Chambers UK, 2023-2026
- Advised Barings on its financing of Zenchef and CoverManager
- Advised Oaktree Capital on its financing of Biomedica plc.
- Advised a European B2B SaaS borrower on an adjusted recurring revenue financing
- Represented the issuers in connection with the Greensill securitization programme
- Represented OpenGate Capital in connection with a dividend recapitalization
- Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe, Standout for Practice of Law: Private Finance, 2025
- The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom, Capital Markets Law, 2023-2025
- Legal 500 UK, Leading Partner, Acquisition Finance, 2025-2026
- Legal 500 UK, Recommended, Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency; Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans, 2022-2026
- Chambers UK, Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market, 2023-2026
- European Head of Finance
- Co-Head, London Transactions Group
- Co-Head, London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group
- Managing Partner, London office
- Nottingham Law School, LPC
- University of Warwick, LLB
- England & Wales
