Amy Geddes
Herbert Smith Freehills LLPAt Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, the team is 'very quick, experienced and kind, and provides services very efficiently'. A key adviser to issuer and manager clients, the firm excels in US and Euro private placement transactions, African debt issuance, regulatory capital trades, MTN programmes, commercial paper programmes, equity-linked transactions, and liability management deals. It is also carving out a prominent role in ESG and sustainability-linked products. Global head of debt capital markets Amy Geddes is 'very hands-on and an excellent listener, who always tries to understand client's needs'. She recently assisted a global supplier of packaging solutions on the UK aspects of a $500m offering on senior notes under its US shelf programme. Head of US securities Tom O’Neill and US-qualified partners Dinesh Banani and Gabrielle Wong are sought after for Rule 144A and SEC-registered securities transactions. Jake Jackaman, who handles EMTN programmes, ESG-related bond issues and trustee matters, also plays a pivotal role in the practice.
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‘Excellent value for money. They are very flexible and always try to accommodate client's needs to the regulatory framework as much as possible not the other way round.’
‘Amy Geddes is very hands-on. She is an excellent listener and always tries to first understand client's needs.’
‘The team is very quick, experienced and kind and provides the services to the clients very efficiently.’
‘Amy Geddes and Dinesh Banani are very capable of providing the services that clients need in a very timely manner.’
Key clients
- Tirlan Co-operative Society Limited (formerly Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited)
- Orange
- Severn Trent
- Airbus
- Brookfield
- Bevco Lux
- Jet2
- Weir Group
- WH Smith
- Inchcape
- Treasury Corporation of Victoria
- Great-West Lifeco Inc.
- National Grid Electricity Distribution
- Northern Powergrid
- Amcor
- Growthpoint
- JP Morgan Global Growth & Income plc (JGGI)
- First Investment Bank AD
- SGSP (Australia) Assets Pty Limited
- Victoria Power Networks
- Go Ahead
Work highlights
- Advised Amcor on the UK aspects of its issue of USD500 million 5.625% Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2033 under its US Shelf program. Also advised Amcor on the update of its EUR1.5 billion Guaranteed Euro Commercial Paper programme and the update of its USD 2 billion US commercial paper programme.
- Advising Severn Trent the update and maintenance of its EUR8 billion Guaranteed Euro Medium Term Note programme and the following issuances thereunder, and the private placement issue of GBP50 million Guaranteed Fixed Rate Notes due 2042.
- Advising Severn Trent on its debt capital markets activities. During 2023, this included the update and maintenance of its EUR8 billion Guaranteed Euro Medium Term Note programme and the following issuances thereunder, and private placement issue of GBP50 million Guaranteed Fixed Rate Notes due 2042.
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