Bishoy Eskander

Bishoy Eskander focuses his practice on banking and finance with an emphasis on mid-market multi-jurisdictional acquisition and leveraged finance transactions. Mr. Eskander has broad experience acting for financial institutions, direct lending funds, sponsors and corporate borrowers across a wide range of unitranche, syndicated and club financings, including advising on complex mezzanine and PIK debt structures.

Mr. Eskander is recommended as a key lawyer in The Legal 500 UK 2025 for Acquisition Finance. Most recently, clients praised him for being “very technical,” having “deep market insight” and knowing “how to avoid terms creep to protect the lender.” They also stated: “we highly rate Philip Butler and Bishoy Eskander on their approach to documents from a lender perspective – commercial where they need to be and know where to push back.”

Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Eskander served as a managing associate in the leveraged finance group at another global law firm in London.

Private Credit Funds and other Lenders

Ares Management Corporation funds on a £500 million preferred equity investment from a consortium led by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. and Ares for environmental consultancy RSK Group Limited.
Kartesia Management on the provision of a financing package to support the acquisition of Optegra Eye Health Care by MidEuropa Partners.
Ares Management Limited on the provision of financing facilities to the SmartWater Group (a Freshstream Investment Partners portfolio company) to refinance its existing debt.
Ares Management Limited on the provision of financing facilities to the Survitec Group (a Searchlight Capital Partners portfolio company) to refinancing existing debt and finance the acquisition of Hansen Protection.
Ares Management Limited on the provision of financing facilities to the Ocorian Group (an Inflexion Private Equity portfolio company) for its acquisition of Estera, a leading global provider of funds and trust services.
Apollo Management International LLP and Investec Bank plc as senior lenders on debt financing for ICG’s acquisition of the Supporting Education Group, a leading UK education services platform.
Baring Asset Management Limited on its provision of funding to support Livingbridge Private Equity’s acquisition of the CitNOW Group, a leading vertical SaaS platform providing front-office products to automotive dealerships.
Baring Asset Management as direct lender on a senior secured financing package to support Exponent Private Equity’s investment in the Xeinadin Group, one of the leading networks of business advisory and accountancy practices in the UK and Ireland.
Blackrock as direct lender on a unitranche financing package to support the acquisition by a private equity house of a UK provider of communications and IT solutions
Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP as direct lender on the provision of debt financing for GHO Capital Partners’ acquisition of ClearView Healthcare Partners, a leading life sciences strategic consultancy.
CVC Credit Partners as direct lender on debt financing provided to a foreign exchange and derivatives brokerage firm to support business growth.
Kartesia Management as direct lender on a unitranche financing package to support MidEuropa Partner’s acquisition of Optegra Eye Health Care, a leading European ophthalmology platform.
Kartesia Management as direct lender on a unitranche financing package to support H.I.G Capital’s acquisition of CPS Building Services, an installation and maintenance services provider.

Financial Sponsors and Borrowers

Shareholders of QX Global Group in connection with a significant investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners.
Warwick Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Danforth Care Partners.
Kier Group plc, a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, on the resizing and extension of its £475 million revolving credit facility.
ArchiMed as financial sponsor on the debt refinancing of its equity-funded acquisitions of Direct Healthcare Group and the European Patient Handling division of the Handicare group.
Further Global Capital Management, L.P. as financial sponsor on debt financing for its acquisition of Progeny, a UK professional advisory firm.
Further Global Capital Management, L.P. as financial sponsor on debt financing for its acquisition of AA Ireland Limited.
One Equity Partners as financial sponsor on debt financing for its acquisition of the Brush Group, an independent provider of equipment, services and solutions for electrical power generation and distribution.