Fiona Cameron > Shoosmiths > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Shoosmiths
9 Haymarket Square
EDINBURGH
EH3 8RY
United Kingdom

Work Department

Banking and Finance, Partner

Position

Fiona is a partner in the Banking and Finance team, based in Glasgow.

She has 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 and includes bi-lateral, multi-lateral and club deals, mezzanine funding and equity.

She acts for both lenders and borrowers and has been praised for being able to get the best deal for borrowers and understanding the constraints at play for the lender.

She has extensive experience in investment and development facilities, including for purpose build 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, “war chests” and general working capital.

Fiona has also acted for several household names in the food and drink sector in relation to large ABL facilities

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Finance > Banking and finance

Seeing considerable growth in the firm’s leveraged finance and general corporate lending practice, Shoosmiths‘ banking team has built upon their already solid reputation for real estate finance work, drawing on specialist experience in key property sectors such as build to rent and purpose-built student accommodation. Fiona Cameron jointly leads the team and has overseen the continued development of niche expertise in Islamic finance and ESG matters, while co-head Sheelagh Cooley acts for both borrowers and lenders in the local real estate market.