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Delivering complex leveraged finance solutions with precision and speed

I am a Principal Associate in Shoosmiths’ Banking and Finance team, based in London, specialising in mid-market acquisition and leveraged finance. I advise banks, financial institutions, private equity houses and corporates on complex acquisition finance mandates, multi-jurisdictional financings and private equity-backed transactions, supporting clients through every stage of the financing process.

In 2025, I completed an eight-month secondment with Investec Bank plc’s Direct Lending team, providing on-desk legal support for mid-market UK and European leveraged finance transactions.

I trained at Shoosmiths and qualified into the Banking and Finance team in 2019. I am ranked as an ‘Associate to Watch’ in Chambers UK in the Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market category.

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Brilliant colleagues driving client excellence.
£217.7m
Turnover in 2024.
1845
180 years of legal excellence.
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