James represents financial sponsors, private equity funds and their portfolio companies on the financing of multi-jurisdictional transactions with experience in top-tier and mid-market domestic and cross-border syndicated and private credit lending, leverage acquisitions, general banking, special situations, direct lending, asset-backed lending, restructurings and fund financings.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
3i and its portfolio company, Action Group, the fastest-growing non-food discounter in Europe, on the debut $1.5bn TLB issuance.
Apollo Global Management on the financing of their bid for Asda from Walmart and the financing of their bid for Morrisons.
Exponent Private Equity on the following matters:
the financing of the acquisition of Chanelle Pharma, Ireland’s largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals;
Pro bono
Mentoring young people through the firm’s award-winning Smart Start programme.
Advising on the merger of four Welsh mental health and substance misuse charities and the creation of a new charity, Adferiad Recovery.
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2014
Academic
LPC, College of Law, 2011
GDL, BPP Law School, 2010
BA (Hons), History, University of Leeds, 2009
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.