Profile
Jonathan Bloom is the Chairman and CEO of Avonhurst, an advisory firm focused on delivering solutions for sophisticated capital clients. Long recognised as a leading capital markets and funds lawyer in the UK, Jonathan established Avonhurst to provide funds with a range of peerless advisory services, focusing on law, legislative and political risk analysis and capital introduction.

Most recently a partner with global law firm Jones Day, Jonathan was one of the founding partners of Ropes & Gray in London, and a leading partner in the high yield team at White & Case.

Jonathan has represented private equity funds and their portfolio companies, alternative capital providers, corporate borrowers and issuers, underwriters, arrangers, and secured lenders. In addition to his work in high yield debt, he has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating acquisition, bridge and mezzanine financings, and debt restructurings.

He has recently acted for a range of high-profile clients, including AlbaCore Capital, Anchorage Capital, GoldenTree Asset Management, Henderson Park and KKR Asset Management.

Jonathan is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and has written and spoken extensively on areas such as securities regulation, the mezzanine market and the European private equity buyout market. He has been ranked by Chambers UK, Legal 500 and the Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.