Jonny is a banking and finance solicitor based in the Leeds office specialising in leveraged, venture and corporate finance. He acts for banks, PE houses and national and international corporates.
Recent transactions include:
- advising on £52.5 million in term and acquisition facilities alongside a £45 million refinancing of asset-based lending facilities to support a wider restructure of a leading privately owned Yorkshire based international industrial and engineering group;
- advising on a £65 million super senior credit facility for a leading management services company as part of its transition to employee ownership;
- acting for a major hotel and wedding venue operator across Yorkshire and Lancashire on a £25 million refinancing;
- acting for a clearing bank on a £18 million term loan facility for a national student accommodation business based in Yorkshire;
- acting for a leading alternative finance provider on a £7.5 million term loan facility to a major UK & Ireland kitchen supplier to refinance its existing facilities; and
- advising on various growth capital / venture debt matters for Palatine Growth Credit, Growth Lending and Santander.
Jonny graduated with a first class honours degree in Law from Lancaster University prior to undertaking his training contract at Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman) in London where he was seconded to Paris for six months. Jonny qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy in September 2020 where he worked in the leveraged finance team advising on cross-border leveraged finance transactions prior to joining the banking and finance team at Shoosmiths in October 2021.