Stephenson Harwood

Finance

George has a wealth of experience advising lenders and borrowers across a broad spectrum of debt transactions, specialising in real estate finance, corporate lending and acquisition finance. He frequently works on transactions involving cross-border and other complex, innovative elements.

George previously worked in the corporate and finance teams of a magic circle firm and has spent a number of years working in London, Hong Kong and Beijing, handling extremely high profile matters for international clients. His clients have included financial institutions, corporates, governments and state-owned entities from the UK, Europe, Asia and South America. Coming from a particularly broad legal background, George has advised on transactions as diverse as joint ventures, public and private cross-border mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and public debt issuances.

Complementing his debt finance work, he also focuses on derivatives and advises clients on the interest rate hedging aspects of loan transactions.