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Brad Weyland

Partner, Corporate Department

London

電話: +44-20-3023-5111
Fax: +44-20-3023-5411

Overview

Brad Weyland is a partner in the Global Finance practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office.

Brad has extensive experience across high yield bonds, bridge loans and credit facilities, with a particular focus on advising investment banks, private credit providers and corporates on complex leveraged finance transactions.

Brad also advises issuers and financial institutions in connection with restructurings and liability management matters, as well as in connection with indenture interpretation, disclosure and SEC reporting matters.

Accolades

  • Capital Markets: High-Yield Products, Chambers UK 
    • “Brad is a very technical lawyer and he understands covenants really well”

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2002 (James Kent Scholar)
  • New York University, M.A., 1999
  • Brigham Young University, B.A. (cum laude), 1996

Representations

  • The initial purchasers in connection with an offering of €525 million Senior Secured Notes by Intrum Investments and Financing AB in July 2026. 
  • The initial purchasers in connection with an offering of €1 billion Senior Secured Notes by Verisure Holding AB (publ) in July 2026.
  • The placement agents in connection with the private placement by DOC Pharma group of €90 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes (in delayed draw tranche A and with an option to issue an additional €35 million tranche B) in May 2026. 
  • The initial purchasers in connection with an offering of €370 million Senior PIK Toggle Notes by Synlab group in May 2026.
  • Apollo on Neinor group''s senior secured notes issuance supporting its €1.07 billion takeover of Aedas group in February 2026.
  • The initial purchasers and private credit providers in connection with the issuance by Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici (FIS) group of €470 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, €300 million Senior Secured Notes and €230 million Senior PIK Toggle Notes in February 2026.
  • The underwriters in connection with the offering by a holding company of Verisure group of €1 billion Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes in October 2025. 
  • VEON group in connection with a private placement of $200 million Senior Notes in July 2025.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with an offering of €700 million Senior Secured Notes, in July 2025.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with the offering of €405 million Senior Secured Notes and €400 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes in July 2025. 
  • The private credit providers in connection with EQT''s acquisition of Fortnox (valued at $5.5 billion) in June 2025.
  • The underwriters and private credit providers in connection with the committed €1.95 billion leveraged acquisition financing for Synlab group (in a combination of PIK facility, senior secured notes and term loan B) in December 2023.

Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.

Engagement & Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • “The role of the Auditor: increasing efficiencies and reducing friction,” AFME’s European High Yield and Private Credit Conference, Moderator (October 2025)
  • “EU & UK High Yield and Leveraged Finance - Market and Credit Overview,” AFME’s European High Yield and Private Debt Forum, Moderator (October 2024)
  • “Technology developments affecting Lev Fin,” AFME’s European Leveraged Finance Conference, Speaker (October 2023)
  • “Is Sustainable Finance under Threat?”  AFME’s European Leveraged Finance Conference, Speaker (September 2022)
  • “Calculating Covenant Capacity in Leveraged Finance Transactions,” ELFA AFME Teach-In series, Presenter (June 2022)
  • “Digitalising the Leveraged Finance Market,” AFME’s European Leveraged Finance Conference, Speaker (September 2021)

Publications

  • “Fuller on The Law and Practice of International Capital Markets” (4th edition), Contributing Author 

Involvement

  • Vice Chair – AFME High Yield Board (2023–present)
  • Member – AFME High Yield Legal and Regulatory Committee (2020–present)

Languages

英語


Education

Columbia Law School, J.D. 2002

New York University, M.A. 1999

Brigham Young University, B.A. 1996