Walkers

Banking & Finance

Julia Keppe is an experienced Banking & Finance lawyer, specialising in fund finance, leveraged acquisitions, corporate lending, real estate finance, direct lending and restructurings, representing corporations, private equity sponsors and financial institutions.

She has been practising since 2006 in London, New York and offshore, and is recognised by Legal 500.

Julia advises on all aspects of fund financing matters, including subscription line facilities, NAV and asset-backed facilities, margin lending and open-ended fund facilities, and is part of Walkers' Global Fund Finance team.

She has further experience of advising both borrowers and lenders on complex cross-border lending transactions comprising multiple forms of debt financing, as well as complex international restructurings.

In 2006 Julia trained and qualified with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, ultimately spending over ten years in their London and New York offices. She advised on a variety of lending transactions, focusing on fund financing matters and leveraged acquisition transactions, before moving to PricewaterhouseCoopers in London in 2017.

Julia moved offshore in 2018 and joined Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance team in 2020.