Anna is a Principal Associate in the banking & finance team, with a focus on leveraged finance and venture debt as well as general corporate lending and portfolio management.
Anna works on both national and international transactions, often working closely with client’s in house management and legal teams as well as with overseas law firms.
Anna is a member of Shoosmiths’ Shadow Board, supporting the Executive Leadership team on board matters and implementation of firm strategy.
Lender side, Anna works with a number of banks, funds, venture capital and alternative lenders, and recent experience includes advising:
- a clearing bank its connection with a national chain of vet practices, most recently on the £30m refinance of existing facilities.
- a US venture fund on facilities for a healthtech group including managing security over a number of sensitive IP assets.
- a clearing bank as agent and lender in relation to a financing in connection with the £70 million acquisition of a cross jurisdictional fund business.
- Shawbrook Bank Limited as senior lender providing a £20m loan to the Bridge Farm Group.
- Growth Lending on term facilities (and related equity documents) for a number of fast growth business including in healthtech and insurance.
Borrower side, Anna works with a number of corporate borrowers and sponsors, and recent experience includes advising:
- a funeral homes group on their £46m refinance.
- an investment fund on the creation of an acquisition facility in order to establish a nurseries and education buy and build structure and on the first two acquisitions by the fund.
- Sullivan Street Partners as sponsor on its investment into a civil engineering business as part of a management buy out, including facilities from a clearing bank..
- a manufacturer of beauty products on new facilities from a clearing bank in connection with the acquisition of a new head office building.
Anna has spent time on secondment with the legal team of a clearing bank.