Edward is the Head of Structured Finance, which covers securitisation, debt capital markets and asset based lending.

Edward's experience

  • Advised Atlas Securitized Products 1 (UK Holdings) Limited, a structured finance lender, on the securitisation of a portfolio of consumer loans.

  • Advised Cathexis Holdings, LP, a private investment firm, on granting security over their receivables in Spain and Germany, co-ordinating with counsel in Portugal and Switzerland, and advising on applicable English law issues related to loan facilities with a major US bank.

  • Advised a financial institution on the ABL and term loan facilities to assist with the buyout of a privately owned UK corporate, including associated security, guarantee, and ancillary documents.

  • Advised FGI Worldwide LLC, a financial services firm, on the proposed senior secured receivables purchase facility with an international automotive group and its subsidiaries to refinance existing indebtedness, provide working capital, and finance other general corporate purposes, with security granted by the companies to secure obligations under the facility.

  • Advised an SPV of the Belgium-based healthcare firm AcalisCare on the acquisition of Cleveland Healthcare Group (Cleveland). Cleveland trades as Roseberry Care Services through its five subsidiaries and operates 29 elderly care homes throughout England.

  • Acting for Modella Capital in putting in place a long-term secured asset-based facility for the retailer Ted Baker and advising in relation to its subsequent restructure

  • Advised the joint lead managers on a £250m sustainability bond issued by Aster Group to develop new affordable homes. The 15-year bond, which was four times oversubscribed, will be used to develop new energy efficient homes for affordable and social rent and shared ownership. The listed bond was issued under Aster Group's new Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme on which Pinsent Masons also advised.

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  • Advising Simpson Malt Limited on putting in place a £90m asset based lending facility with PNC Business Capital to assist its working capital.

  • Advising on a £50,000,000 million secured private placement issued by A2Dominion Housing Group Limited, which featured an on-lending structure to one of the issuer's subsidiaries, A2Dominion South Limited, both of which are Registered Providers with the Social Housing Regulator. Our client, Centrus Financial Advisors, acted as advisers to the issuer, and Phoenix Life Limited, one of the funds of Aberdeen Standard Investments, were the investors. A2Dominion South Limited will use the proceeds to help fund development opportunities and to strengthen liquidity. Our team advised Phoenix Life Limited throughout on the note purchase agreement, the on-lending structure and the security package.

  • Advised Institutional Investors on the notes privately placed by a social housing provider.

Credentials

  • 2012
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 2004
    Wragge & Co, Director
  • 2001
    Hong Kong (no longer practising)
  • 1998
    Qualified - England and Wales
  • 1996
    Norton Rose Group, Associate
  • 1994
    Nottingham Trent University – Diploma in Law
  • 1993
    University of Nottingham – LLB, History and Politics (Joint Hons)
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