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Bronwen qualified in 1992 and joined the firm as a partner in the banking and finance group in 2004. She specialises in debt finance transactions, acting for lenders, borrowers and equity sponsors. The focus of her practice is advising in connection with acquisition finance transactions and investment fund facilities. She acts in both private and public to private acquisitions including cross border deals. She advises in connection with general debt finance matters including work-outs and restructurings, investment grade facilities, guarantee and security issues, mezzanine debt and intercreditor issues.

Clients for whom she acts include Alchemy, Four Seasons Health Care, Indigo Capital, Investec Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, Partners Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Syntaxis Capital, TA Associates, Vision Capital and West LB.

Bronwen is head of the firm's investment fund finance group.

Recent highlights include advising:

• Investec Bank in relation to facilities for various private equity funds, including public to private acquisition facilities for Inflexion for the acquisition of FDM plc;
• Four Seasons Health Care in connection with the restructuring of its £1.8bn debt facilities;
• TA Associates in relation to acquisition facilities for its acquisition of Cath Kidston;
• CMA CGM, an international shipping group, in relation to their restructuring using a French "conciliation" procedure and other European proceedings;
• Alchemy Partners in relation to facilities for various acquisitions, including A-Wear, Swift Advances plc and Wescot;
• Vision Capital in relation to facilities for various acquisitions, including Brighthouse and divisions from Northern Foods plc; and
• West LB and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in connection with bridge funding facilities for a European real estate fund.