Scott Simpson

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.

Work Highlights

• 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 and Qualifications

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