The team fielded by Shoosmiths LLP possesses ‘impressive depth of resource, experience and skill’ and primarily focuses on leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, real estate financings and ABL transactions. Alexandra Triptree leads the banking and finance practice group in the south and is also the national head of structured finance; her practice focuses on highly structured leveraged lending and complex PE-backed transactions. National head Rebecca Mauleverer lends her expertise to the core areas of real estate finance, asset based lending and leveraged, venture debt and corporate lending issues.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Shoosmiths banking team provides a multi office, multi resource approach ensuring availability of appropriate level lawyers at any one time.’

  • ‘Alexandra Triptree is an outstanding lawyer with excellent all round knowledge providing real commercial advice in what can be a complex convoluted process.’

  • ‘Rebecca Mauleverer and Alexandra Triptree are always both high energy, with high availability and work very effectively. They are real problem solvers who are able to cut through commercial issues.’

  • ‘A practical and personable team, with deep technical skills and contacts.’

  • ‘Shoosmiths team boasts impressive depth of resource, experience and skill ranging from newly qualified right through to Partner level. Their experience on a wide range of matters allows them to advise clients on a wide range of scenarios both from a technical and practical perspective.’

  • ‘Experienced in working on cross-border transactions, proactive on process, always deliver value in a friendly manner.’

  • ‘Rebecca Mauleverer leads by example, combining experience and friendliness with a keen commercial insight.'

Work highlights

  • Advised Cadence Equity Partners Limited on its entry into a highly structured £33m super senior/senior distribution facilities agreement to partially fund the acquisition of a majority stake in a leading tech solutions company.
  • Advised development finance institution British International Investment Plc on its multi-million-dollar financing for Jinnat Textile Mills.
  • Advised Rotala Group Limited on its financing of its acquisition of AIM-listed Rotala plc, a complex public to private transaction made available on a certain funds basis given Takeover Code requirements.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alexandra Triptree

Other key lawyers

Rebecca Mauleverer, Suzanne Love, Sophie Tyler, Anna Richardson