Voisin

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Kate is an experienced financial services, banking and finance professional. As the Partner in charge of the Banking and Funds practices of Voisin, she advises on the establishment of investment vehicles ranging from single investor/corporate group structures to retail collective investment funds.

Kate’s regulatory and funds practice specialises in the legal, regulatory and corporate governance aspects of investment vehicles, collective investment funds, holding companies and managers. Kate and her team aim to provide practical, honest solutions to what are often complex legal and regulatory issues. They aim to take the worry out of setting up these structures.

Once established Kate and her team aim to provide a seamless transition to the maintenance of the structure providing ongoing regulatory advice if required, together with advice on the financing of the structure practical, pragmatic advice on any required restructuring as and when required.

Kate’s banking and finance practice focusses on advising on large corporate borrowing transactions, predominantly relating to commercial real estate groups borrowing from conventional lenders and debt funds. The debt is regularly £100m +, often involves 30+ corporate entities and multiple lenders providing senior and mezzanine debt at various points across the group.

Whilst Kate deals with a wide variety of investment vehicles from plain property investments to CLO’s, she has a particular interest in property holding structures, impact investment and Sharia’h compliant investment vehicles.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Kate is client focused, forming strong client relationships based upon understanding the client’s business and its needs, placing the client central to the relationship, advising honestly and providing pragmatic solutions rather than just legal advice.

Kate was sworn in as an Advocate to the Royal Court of Jersey in November 2017 and became a partner of Voisin Law in January 2018.