LinkinLegal
Natalie Swales photo

Natalie Swales

Natalie is a Partner in our Leeds Banking Team who specialises in non-contentious transactional finance work. Natalie primarily specialises in social and affordable housing finance (including sustainability-linked lending) and project finance. Natalie has a breadth of experience advising borrowers, lenders, private bond arrangers and trustees on a range of financial arrangements, including private bond issues, secured and unsecured lending, facility restructurings, sustainability-linked lending, intra-group funding agreements, joint venture arrangements, group re-financings emanating from merger/group re-organisations and interest rate derivatives. In addition to negotiating facility/bond documentation, Natalie also advises on security arrangements, working closely alongside the Property Charging Team. · Devonshires Solicitors LLP

EnglandBanking & Finance, Project Finance

About

Partner in the Leeds Banking Team specialising in non-contentious transactional finance, with a primary focus on social and affordable housing finance (including sustainability-linked lending) and project finance. Advises borrowers, lenders, private bond arrangers and trustees on private bond issues, secured and unsecured lending, facility restructurings, intra-group funding, joint venture arrangements, group refinancings and interest rate derivatives, and advises on security arrangements working closely with property charging teams.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceProject FinanceDebt Capital MarketsHousing FinanceSustainable FinanceReal Estate Finance

Office

Expertise

Social and Affordable Housing FinanceSustainability-Linked LendingPrivate Bond IssuesSecured and Unsecured LendingFacility RestructuringsSecurity and Property ChargingInterest Rate DerivativesIntra-group Funding and Joint Ventures

Education

  • LLB, University of Manchester
  • LPC, BPP (Leeds)