About
Samir is a senior associate in the Banking and Finance team, based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. He has advised lenders and borrowers in relation to bilateral and syndicated facility and associated security products.
He has gained experience in a range of areas such as real estate finance, project finance, leveraged finance and general corporate banking. Samir has significant experience working on transactions with cross-border and international elements.
Experience
- abrdn: Advising on a senior secured financing of a portfolio of seven multi-let office investments and an industrial estate located in England and Scotland managed by Commercial Estates Group.
- Oxygen Conservation: Advising on a multi-million pound loan facility made by Triodos Bank UK, marking what is believed to be the largest conservation focused commercial debt package in the UK to date.
- HSBC UK Bank plc: Advising on a £18.5 million refinancing to AIM-listed hospitability business, Safestay plc, that owns and operates an international brand of contemporary hostels.
- Investec Bank: Advising on the senior secured term loan facilities made available to SWEN Impact Fund for Transition (SWIFT) for the purpose of financing its investment in a portfolio of anaerobic digestion (AD) assets in the UK.
- Rynda Healthcare: Advising on a £35.9 million facility agreement to refinance the acquisition of five state-of-the-art care homes in the UK.
- Santander UK, Triple Point and Rabobank: Advising lender club on their combined financing of up to £70 million to support the development and construction of two battery energy storage plants in the UK, owned by global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: Scotland (2017)