Expertise
Fiona has a wealth of experience advising on the financial aspects of a range of complex and high-value transactions across a variety of sectors and jurisdictions. Her work spans real estate and leveraged finance, asset finance and general corporate lending.
She acts for both lenders and borrowers and has been praised for being able to get the best deal for borrowers whilst understanding the constraints at play for the lender.
She has extensive experience in investment and development facilities, including for purpose-built student accommodation, care homes, hotels, retail and office sites.
Recent corporate deals have included several large restructurings and a number of financings in relation to share acquisitions, and general working capital.
Fiona has also acted for several household names in the food and drink sector in relation to large ABL facilities.
- Experience
- Acting for the borrower in respect of a £72m facility for the development of a purpose-built student accommodation and residential scheme.
- Acting for several premium care home developers in relation to development and investment facilities.
- Acting for a real estate fund in relation to funding obtained for a 300-bed student accommodation development.Acting for a large healthcare diagnostics company in relation to the Scottish elements of its £100m RCF.
- Acting for a high street lender in relation to investment facilities for a number of well-known branded hotels.
- Acting for borrowers on a number of Islamic finance facilities, including a £25m multi-property investment facility and a £10.5m PBSA investment.
- Acting for a number of high street and alternative lenders in relation to whisky inventory facilities.
- Acting for an investment manager in relation to a £175m investment by its infrastructure fund.
- Recognition
- Ranked in Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner
- Ranked in Chambers and Partners (Band 4)
- Education
- University of Edinburgh Dip LP 2006
- University of Dundee – LLB (Hons) 2005
