Simon Lawrenson
Simon is a Partner and Global Practice Leader of the Mourant Finance and Corporate team. He has significant experience in banking and finance transactions, with an emphasis on acquisition finance. Simon's practice focuses on advising leading international lenders, sponsors and borrowers on a wide range of cross-border transactions, including event-driven acquisition and leveraged finance, asset finance (with a particular focus on shipping and aircraft finance), real estate financing, pre-IPO financing, trade financing, integrated debt and equity financing, debt restructuring, OTC derivatives and structured products, security enforcement, and project and energy finance. He also advises on mainstream corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, general corporate advisory and voluntary liquidations. · Mourant
About
Partner and Global Practice Leader of Mourant's Finance and Corporate team, based in England and Hong Kong, with significant experience in banking and finance transactions and an emphasis on acquisition finance. Advises international lenders, sponsors and borrowers on cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance, asset finance (notably shipping and aircraft), real estate and pre‑IPO financing, trade finance, integrated debt and equity financing, debt restructuring, OTC derivatives and structured products, security enforcement, and project and energy finance, and also advises on M&A, equity investments, corporate advisory and voluntary liquidations.
Practice areas
Offices
England
Mourant · Simon is a Partner and Global Practice Leader of the Mourant Finance and Corporate team. He has significant experience in banking and finance transactions, with an emphasis on acquisition finance. Simon's practice focuses on advising leading international lenders, sponsors and borrowers on a wide range of cross-border transactions, including event-driven acquisition and leveraged finance, asset finance (with a particular focus on shipping and aircraft finance), real estate financing, pre-IPO financing, trade financing, integrated debt and equity financing, debt restructuring, OTC derivatives and structured products, security enforcement, and project and energy finance. He also advises on mainstream corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, general corporate advisory and voluntary liquidations.
England
Hong Kong
Mourant · Simon is a Partner and Global Practice Leader of the Mourant Finance and Corporate team. He has significant experience in banking and finance transactions, with an emphasis on acquisition finance. Simon's practice focuses on advising leading international lenders, sponsors and borrowers on a wide range of cross-border transactions, including event-driven acquisition and leveraged finance, asset finance (with a particular focus on shipping and aircraft finance), real estate financing, pre-IPO financing, trade financing, integrated debt and equity financing, debt restructuring, OTC derivatives and structured products, security enforcement, and project and energy finance. He also advises on mainstream corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, general corporate advisory and voluntary liquidations.
Hong Kong
Expertise
Admissions
- Solicitor, England and Wales (currently non-practising)
- Solicitor, British Virgin Islands