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Roy Grist
Partner
Roy Grist is a partner in our Financial Services Practice Group in our Birmingham office.
Roy joined us in December 2010. He has extensive experience in advising lenders and borrowers on a broad mix of national and international corporate banking transactions, including acquisition finance, property and development finance, asset-based finance, restructurings and joint venture funding.
- Advising Wonder in connection with a £30 million funding package from PNC.
- Advising a major UK bank in connection with a £20 million-plus facility to a leading residential property regeneration company.
- Advising Leonardo Hotels on financing the construction of a new hotel in Dublin.
- Advising Friend MTS Limited in connection with a refinancing by HSBC UK of its existing debt.
- Advising Hackman Capital Partners in connection with financing the acquisition of two renowned film and television studios in Ireland.
- Advising Endless LLP in connection with financing its acquisition of, and investment into, a substantial part of the international operations of Party City.
- Advising Lloyds Bank in connection with its facilities to I.M. Properties Plc.
- Advising one of the UK’s largest pension funds in connection with financing an innovative Help to Own housing scheme in Wolverhampton targeted at key workers.
- Advising various English football clubs on their debt financing arrangements.
Education
- Leeds Metropolitan University, L.P.C., 1997
- Leeds Metropolitan University, C.P.E., 1996
- University of Leeds, B.A., (Hons), 1995
Admissions
- England and Wales, 1999
- Listed as a Leading Individual in The Legal 500 2023
- Ranked Lawyer in Chambers & Partners 2023