Louise is a Partner in the Asset Finance Group.
Louise has significant expertise in the rail and aviation sectors. Her transactional experience includes portfolio, secured debt, common terms platform, ECA-supported and Islamic financings, leasing company and asset acquisitions, operating leases and sales.
She has represented several of the world’s largest leasing companies, operators and banks and has recently acted for Alpha Trains, Ermewa, NatWest, ECGD, Euler Hermes and Goshawk.
Prior to joining the firm, Louise spent 12 years with White & Case, including three years in their Paris office. During this time, Louise was seconded to Angel Trains, where she advised on numerous aspects of their corporate and financial restructuring, prior to their sale by RBS in 2008, as well as on their day-to-day operational matters.
She is recommended for her expertise in the rail sector by legal directory Legal 500 UK.
Education
- 1998 – 1999 · College of Law, Store Street
- 1995 – 1998 · University of Leeds, LLB (Hons) Law
memberships & associations
- International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading
- PressWFW advises KfW IPEX-Bank on €1bn+ Railpool debt financing
- PressWFW advises new rail leasing company Nexrail on acquisition and financing of rolling stock
- ArticleThe Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail – Back on Track
- ArticleUS Dollar LIBOR Transition in asset finance – where are we now?
- ArticleThe EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Investments – Transport