Neil Caddy is a partner in the Corporate Department and the Finance Practice, resident in Fried Frank’s London office. He joined the Firm in 2019.
Mr. Caddy is widely recognized as a leading individual for banking and finance in the UK, as well as a highly regarded practitioner throughout the European leveraged finance market. He offers clients practical and commercially-focused advice on leveraged finance, direct lending and restructuring matters. He advises banks, direct lenders, sponsors, trustees and corporates across a wide range of products, including cov-lite, unitranche, bank-bond, transatlantic, second lien, mezzanine, private high yield and holdco PIK.
Chambers UK ranks Mr. Caddy as a leading individual for Banking and Finance and describes him as “extremely thoughtful, solution-focused and proactive.” Legal 500 UK also praises Mr. Caddy for his “outstanding work ethic”, describing him as “a top lawyer, able to step into tricky situations with little or no advance notice” and “demonstrates a detailed knowledge of banking law.” He is also ranked as a leading individual in IFLR 1000.
Mr. Caddy is the author of a number of articles published in the Financial Times, Bloomberg Finance L.P., Business Review Europe, Financier Worldwide, EuroWatch and PLC, and regularly presents on a range of topics.
Prior to joining Fried Frank, Mr. Caddy was a partner at a large international law firm.
Mr. Caddy received his MA and BA from the University of Oxford and his LPC from the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice.
He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.