Browne Jacobson LLP

Business Services

Shaun heads up the Nottingham team and is one of the best known lawyers in the East Midlands market place. He heads a team of dedicated banking specialists who have a dominant position in the East Midlands.

Shaun advises lenders, private equity houses and corporate borrowers on refinances, acquisitions, development finance, investment finance, asset based lending and general lending matters. Shaun has a particular expertise advising on private equity transactions and advising on asset based lending structures.

Shaun is recognised as a leading individual in the legal directories. He is an experienced operator well known in the Midlands market and , during the course of this year, has advised a number of high profile deals including:

• advising Palatine Private Equity on the secondary buy out of CET UK supported by senior facilities from Clydesdale Bank and mezzanine facilities from Beechbrook Capital (this transaction was named on East Midlands deal of the year by Business Insider) • advising Littlefish on its MBO backed by Lloyds Development Capital and HSBC (named as SME deal of the year in the West Midlands by Business Insider) • advising Wise Living Homes on a £33m development finance facility provided by ICG Longbow

Shaun is the joint head of our banking and finance team. Recognised as a leading expert in banking and finance by Legal 500 and Chambers, Shaun advises banks, funders, private equity houses and borrowers on a range of transactions including acquisitions, management buy-outs, asset-based lending and refinancings.

In the East Midlands market, Shaun is described by Legal 500 as “standing out from the crowd through his commerciality” and “an expert at finding solutions to get deals over the line”. Shaun has considerable experience in a broad range of financing transactions, in particular private equity and structured finance transactions.

Trained with Edge Ellison – 1997 – 1999 Joined Browne Jacobson LLP in 2000 and then joined Shoosmiths LLP(2011 – 2016)

Qualified as a solicitor in 2000 LLB (Hons)