Ashurst‘s team head Katia Fettes is well versed in matters across asset and real estate financing spaces, with further expertise in fund financing transactions, regularly working alongside the firm’s market-leading London practice for a strong lender client base. The team also oversees the regulatory aspects of financing mandates. Fabien Debroise departed the firm in January 2025.
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Key clients

  • Barclays Bank
  • ING Bank
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • NatWest Markets
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Danske Bank A/S
  • Société Générale
  • BNP Paribas
  • Grain Management
  • Investec Bank plc

Work highlights

Advised a club of nine lenders, led by Barclays Bank in respect of amending and extending a set of facilities, exceeding €1bn, made available to a leading European debt fund.
Advised BNP Paribas and Natixis as lenders in relation to the financing of the acquisition by TwentyTwo of Center Parcs Allgäu located in Germany.
Advised an investment fund established in Luxembourg in relation to an up to $350m credit agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company as lender.

Lawyers

Practice head

Katia Fettes