Scott Simpson | Lawyers

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UK (England & Wales), UK (Scotland)

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Banking

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Overview

Scott acts for and advises banks, asset managers, alternative investment managers and hedge funds on a broad range of situations and practice areas including acquisition/leveraged finance, real estate finance, special situations financings and cross-border restructurings.

Experience

Acting for various real estate funds (as sponsors and as lenders) on senior and mezzanine debt financing of UK and European real estate assets.
The ad hoc committee of noteholders in relation to the restructuring of the Codere Group, a European and Latin American gaming business
Lloyds Banking Group and NAMA as lenders to the former owners of the Battersea Power Station, EY as administrators/receivers in relation to the sale of the site in 2012.
The senior coordinating committee in relation to Marken, a global specialist logistics business.
The senior lenders in relation to the debt restructuring of certain hotels owed/operated by Arora Hotels, an airport hotels owner/operator.
A number of the senior lenders on the restructuring of Endemol, the global television and media business.
The arrangers on the leveraged financing of the Vitalia Group, a French private healthcare group;
Advising The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as agent in respect of the Pendragon group.

Beyond the Office

2015 to date Partner, Linklaters, London
2010 - 2015 Managing Associate, Linklaters, London
2007 - 2010 Associate, Linklaters, London
2003 - 2007 Training/Associate, McGrigors (Scotland/London).

Education, Qualifications and Languages

Scott obtained his Diploma in Legal Practice from Glasgow Graduate School of Law. He studied LLB Hons at the University of Glasgow.

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