Bryony Widdup > Hogan Lovells International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Hogan Lovells International LLP Offices
ATLANTIC HOUSE
HOLBORN VIADUCT
LONDON
EC1A 2FG
England
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Bryony Widdup
Work Department
Fund Finance
Position
Partner.
Career
Bryony is a finance and fintech lawyer, with over 15 years’ experience advising on fundraising solutions in the financial services sector.
Known for her dedication to clients, Bryony is skilled in transaction structuring, in finance for funds, broader lending platforms (including blockchain-based offerings) and digital assets including token structuring and issuance. She is passionate about sustainable finance and investment solutions, including green, social and sustainability-linked instruments, transition finance and impact investing.
A core team member of Hogan Lovells’ Digital Assets and Blockchain practice, Bryony also supports clients in using novel structures, involving digital assets, to take advantage of the multiple efficiencies and flexibilities available.
Combining her experience and passion in both areas, Bryony has a strong focus on the integration of ESG with digital assets, including in climate and broader sustainability related projects and the scaled impact investing space.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
(Leading individuals)Highly integrated with its fund formation team, the fund finance group at Hogan Lovells International LLP acts for fund clients, borrowers and lenders on all facility and fund types, assisting with fund set-up to end of fund life financing and ESG financings. Active across the UK, Luxembourg, the US, the Asia Pacific region and offshore jurisdictions, the team offers ‘depth of experience’ and ‘commercial understanding.’ Bolstering the practice with her arrival from DLA Piper in November 2022, practice head and fintech and finance lawyer Bryony Widdup is highly skilled in fund financing, structuring transactions, lending platform and digital assets related work. Another key name to note is fellow new arrival senior associate Mariel Luna, who acts for fund clients on capital call, hybrid and NAV facilities and GP support lines. Other key lawyers include Emma Clarke and Philip Robb.
London > Finance > Derivatives and structured products
Hogan Lovells International LLP has ‘a very capable and experienced team with good knowledge of the market and regulation‘. The firm handles the full range of derivatives transactions, though it is particularly strong in structured finance and structured finance-related derivatives, having established and updated many securitisation and repackaging programs containing swaps and repos. It also stands out for its regulatory expertise, as well as its capability in commodity derivatives. Global head of corporate and finance James Doyle leads the practice and is adept in securitised derivatives, repackagings, funding structures, and regulatory issues. Jennifer O’Connell is ‘an experienced derivatives and structured finance partner, who is hands-on and effective‘. She recently advised Teneo and the Special Administrators of Sova Capital on derivatives, securities lending, repo issues arising from its administration. The firm is one of the few to have a dedicated trustee practice, and Kit Johnson is a highly regarded practitioner. Bryony Widdup, who joined from DLA Piper at the end of 2022, brings significant expertise in digital assets including token structuring and issuance.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
Payments, financial services regulation and technology issues – such as blockchain, cryptoassets and the financial services implications of AI – make up some of the key pillars of Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s wide-ranging offering. The practice is jointly overseen by global head of fintech, Emily Reid; head of the financial services regulatory practice, Jonathan Chertkow; head of of the digital assets and blockchain practice, John Salmon, and co-head of the sustainable finance and investment group Bryony Widdup – who joined from DLA Piper in November 2022. Michael Thomas is well placed to assess the regulatory feasibility of the use of crypto-based tokens, while James Black is a go-to name for major digitilasation projects. Payments specialist Roger Tym is regularly sought out by major payment services disruptors, while Anthony Doolittle frequently advises crypto exchanges on corporate governance matters. Jennifer Staniforth, James Sharp and Mark Orton further extend the fintech expertise at the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Leading individuals London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Derivatives and structured products London > Finance
- Fund finance London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Trade finance
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Transport > Rail
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders