Kathryn Cecil > Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Offices

100 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4AG
England
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Kathryn Cecil

Work Department
Finance
Position
Ms. Cecil is a partner in the corporate department and the finance practice, resident in Fried Frank’s London office. Ms. Cecil represents sponsors, banks, funds and public and private companies on a wide range of finance transactions. Ms. Cecil’s experience includes structuring, negotiating and documenting complex financings at all levels of the capital structure with a focus on fund finance and leveraged finance. Ms. Cecil advises on fund subscription and NAV facilities as well as other fund financing arrangements. Ms. Cecil also acts on leveraged finance and direct lending transactions as well as special situations and debt restructuring transactions.
Career
Ms. Cecil joined Fried Frank in 2019, prior to that, she served as a managing associate at a large international law firm.
Education
Ms. Cecil received her LLB, with honors, and BBus, with distinction, from University of Technology, Sydney, Australia in 2005 and is qualified in both England and Wales and in Australia.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
(Leading partners)Kathryn Cecil – Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP‘s active fund finance practice caters to many of the highest-profile and valuable asset managers, being entrusted to act on some of their most challenging transactions. The team has successfully undertaken a number of innovative deals such as those relating to securitisation and ESG-linked facilities. Kathryn Cecil is noted for her prowess with matters concerning subscription, asset-backed, NAV, and preferred equity across the full range of asset classes. Jons Lehmann is a broadly talented finance lawyer, capable with a plethora of products including leveraged finance, NAV facilities, and preferred equity financings. Graham Greenwood supports his clients with cross-border subscriptions and GP liquidity lines. Both Ryan Jenkinson and Kris Paltoglou are active in acquisition, high-yield, and syndicated bank financings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Fund finance London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium