Practice Expertise

  • Finance
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Areas of Practice

  • Finance
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Corporate
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Profile

Martin Pugsley is a partner in the Capital Markets and Securities Practice group of Haynes and Boone’s London office.

His practice focuses on debt capital markets and has extensive cross-border finance experience having worked in London, Rome and Milan.

Martin previously was the London-based Global Head of the Financial Services Sector at international firm DWF. Prior to DWF, Martin was a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Milan, where he was head of banking (Italy). His international finance practice focuses on debt capital markets (listed bonds, EMTN programmes), corporate finance, and alternative investments, including SPACs.

Martin has been ranked in Chambers Global (Banking), Chambers and Partners, from 2017 to 2021 and is stated to be “proficient in handling securitisations, acquisition finance and asset finance transactions."

Bar Admissions
England, Italy

Education

College of Law, Chester, Law, 1996, CPE and LPC

University of York, Graduate (Masters or Ph.D.), 1994, Master's Degree, History

University of Bristol, Undergraduate, 1993, B.A. (Hons), History

Areas of Practice

  • Finance
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Corporate

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Acting for Linklease Finance PLC on its US$500m medium term note programme listed on the Cayman Stock Exchange (Series 1 & 2)
Acting for Neutral Capital Finance PLC on its US$200m medium term note programme listed on the Euronext Dublin (Series 1) and Cayman Stock Exchange (Series 2)
Acting for DCM US Multi-Family Homes PLC on its US$750m medium term note programme listed on the Euronext Dublin (Series 1 & 2)
Acting for Bodysmart Limited on its US$100m medium term note programme listed on the Euronext Dublin (Series 1)
Acting for Bodysmart Limited on its US$100m medium term note programme listed on the Euronext Dublin (Series 1)
Acting for EEW Capital Finance PLC on its €200m medium term note programme listed on the Euronext Dublin (Series 1)
Acting for a Bahraini listed fund on its first investment in UK real estate assets
Acting for the largest Asia airline on various leases for its A320 fleet
Acting for a UK financial services provider on its GB£50m medium term note programme listed on the Euronext Dublin
Acting for a Malaysian conglomerate on various bond programmes for its global subsidiaries




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