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Shoosmiths LLP

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Anna Robson leads the banking and finance team at Shoosmiths LLP in Leeds. The team has experience assisting a range of borrower and lender clients with leveraged and acquisition financing, venture debt, real estate financing and general corporate financing, often with international elements. Principal associate Parin Galaiya is developing the team’s expertise in sustainability-linked loans in the real estate finance space. Director Charlotte Thomas and senior associate Kat Raanan are also recommended.

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  • ‘The banking team is always available to discuss ideas we have and give us guidance on key legal issues or considerations which aid our thinking.’

  • ‘All are very well connected in our local markets so they are able to offer more than just legal advice, they make commercial introductions to other professionals, investors and clients. It is important to us that our advisors are in tune with the local market and ecosystems in which we operate.’

Key clients

  • CPL Industries Group Limited
  • HSBC UK Bank plc
  • Shawbrook Bank Limited
  • Santander UK PLC
  • Moorfield Group Limited
  • National Westminster Bank plc
  • Boost&Co/Growth Lending
  • Hilco Capital Limited
  • Octopus Investments
  • Nimbus

Work highlights

  • Advising CPL Industries Group on a £52m senior and mezzanine refinancing.
  • Advising HSBC Bank UK on the funding of the acquisition of Largo Leisure Parks, a Scottish-based holiday park operator.
  • Advising Santander UK on a £7m term facilities agreement for Emperor Designs Consultants, a creative communications agency which has recently moved to employee ownership.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Kat Raanan

Kat Raanan

Shoosmiths LLP

  Kat is a Banking and Finance Senior Associate based in the Leeds office, with a range of debt finance experience including leveraged finance, acquisition and real estate finance, venture debt and general corporate lending. She acts for banks and private equity and debt funds as well as borrowers and sponsors on a variety of transactions. Recent transactions include: advising a bank client on their corporate lending to an established European PE house to support the MBO of a Hull-based timber processor and distributor; advising on the finance aspects of a major investment from a private equity investor to leading video game industry company; advising UK Real Estate Fund manager on its £600m partnership with a renowned proptech residential investment platform; advising large investment bank on EUR400m financing of acquisition of pan-European logistics portfolio; and assisting with advice to corporate entities on the effect of Covid-19, particularly in the context of access to the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) supported by the Bank of England.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anna Robson

Other key lawyers

Parin Galaiya, Kat Raanan, Charlotte Thomas