Phil Cerny is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the Banking Practice.

Phil’s experience includes advising sponsors, corporate borrowers, banks and other financial institutions across a broad range of finance transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged and acquisition financings.

Phil has been seconded to the leveraged finance legal team at J.P. Morgan.

Prior to joining Latham, Phil trained at a leading international law firm, where he gained experience in acquisition finance and general corporate finance.

Representative examples of Phil’s experience include advising:

  • EQT and its portfolio company Dechra Pharmaceuticals, on Dechra’s successful £1.3 billion TLB refinancing
  • Energy Capital Partners in connection with its £2.1 billion public-to-private acquisition of Biffa plc
  • Permira on its investment in BestSecret, an omnichannel retail premium fashion community for private members in the DACH region
  • The Ad Hoc Group in connection with the successful recapitalization of Hilding Anders, a leading global bedding company
  • Inter Milan, on its successful institutional offering of €415 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.750% s enior secured notes due 2027
  • Permira and its portfolio company Neuraxpharm on Neuraxpharm’s successful €925 million Term Loan B refinancing*
  • Permira on the sale of Golden Goose to HongShan Capital*
  • Nordic Capital on its:
    • Investment in Regnology, a global leader in regulatory reporting*
    • Investment in Max Matthiessen, a leading Nordic financial advisory firm*
  • Preservation Capital Partners in connection with the sale of a majority stake in HBC Group, a leading European insurance brokerage platform, to Bridgepoint*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LLB, University College London
    First Class Honours, Mishcon Scholarship recipient
  • LLM, BPP Law School
    with distinction

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • German