Russell Berry
Biography
Russell Berry is a senior associate in London Banking and Finance and he advises banks, sponsors and borrowers on a wide variety of international financing transactions, including banking lending, structured finance and derivatives, often with a significant tax element.
Russell spent 9 months on secondment to the structured capital markets desk at Barclays, where he was involved in the execution of a number of international structured finance trades.Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
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Advising Investec Bank plc in relation to a syndicated subscription fund finance facility for a number of parallel Delaware funds.
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Advising a sponsor in relation to a NAV fund finance facility featuring security over a global portfolio of infrastructure investments.
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Advising The Children's Investment Fund in relation to a listed, multi-class note issuance by an Italian real estate group.
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Advising Colony Capital LLC in relation to its financing of a Spanish real estate group.
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Advising Colony Capital LLC in relation to its sub-participation in a portfolio of Spanish non-performing loan assets.
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Advising a bank in relation to a unit trust's GBP 2 billion investment in, and entry into a derivative transaction over, Luxembourg securities.
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Advising a bank in relation to a USD 1 billion commodity derivative transaction involving a profit participating instrument and repo.
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Advising a bank in relation to the initial set-up and subsequent restructuring of a EUR 2 billion index linked loan and bond issue.
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Advising a bank in relation to the restructuring of its group financing through a joint venture with an external US counterparty.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2010)
Education
- University of Durham (BA Mathematics and Philosophy)
- BPP Law School (PgDL and LPC)
- INSEAD Business School (MBA)
Languages
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German