Clifford Chance LLP

Capital markets

Kate Vyvyan advises on a broad range of debt capital markets products in the UK, Europe and internationally, including standalone bonds, EMTN issuance, green and sustainability-linked bonds, regulatory capital and hybrid instruments, private placements and commercial paper. Kate’s clients include both issuers and underwriters. Notably, Kate advises many sovereigns, supranationals and international corporates, and also all the key investment banks active in the debt capital markets. Kate advises on liability management transactions, including tender offers, exchange offers, consent solicitations and restructurings.

Kate is an active supporter of diversity issues and a leader of Clifford Chance’s gender parity network, Accelerate. Accelerate is committed to taking bold actions to accelerate the pace of change towards gender parity and drive forward an inclusive and diverse culture.

Joined Clifford Chance 2002

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2004

Partner since 2019

Kate is a member of the ICMA Social Bond Working Group, the ICMA SLB working group and ICMA Green Bond Advisory Group.

University of Oxford, Trinity College (BA Jurisprudence) 2000