Ashurst‘s team head Katia Fettes is well versed in matters across asset and real estate financing spaces, with further expertise in fund financing transactions, regularly working alongside the firm’s market-leading London practice for a strong lender client base. The team also oversees the regulatory aspects of financing mandates. Fabien Debroise departed the firm in January 2025.

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Key clients

  • Barclays Bank
  • ING Bank
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • NatWest Markets
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Danske Bank A/S
  • Société Générale
  • BNP Paribas
  • Grain Management
  • Investec Bank plc

Work highlights

  • Advised a club of nine lenders, led by Barclays Bank in respect of amending and extending a set of facilities, exceeding €1bn, made available to a leading European debt fund.
  • Advised BNP Paribas and Natixis as lenders in relation to the financing of the acquisition by TwentyTwo of Center Parcs Allgäu located in Germany.
  • Advised an investment fund established in Luxembourg in relation to an up to $350m credit agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company as lender.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Katia Fettes