Alice Casey qualified into the Manchester Banking and Finance team in 2015 having completed her training contract at Shoosmiths.

Alice advises banks, financial institutions and corporate borrowers on domestic and cross-border financing.  She has particular experience in real estate finance and has spent time on secondment at a major UK clearing bank.

Recent transactions include:

• acting for a 4 bank club providing a £185,000,000 development and investment facility to a commercial property borrower;
• advising on a Takeover Code governed public to private takeover of a large PLC;
• acting for a major clearing bank in relation to a £45,000,000 term, revolving and ancillary facility to a privately owned group in connection with the refinance of a portfolio of over 30 properties;
• acting for a major clearing bank on a £32,000,000 real estate investment facility with a Jersey borrower group in respect of a multi-property logistics portfolio;
• acting for a developer borrower client on senior and mezzanine facilities in respect of the development numerous properties;
• acting for a private equity real estate fund manager on a term loan facility with a major clearing bank in connection with financing the acquisition of a portfolio of 77 show homes; and
• acting for local authorities on various projects including real estate finance loans and grant funding agreements in the further education sector.

Education
LLB Honours in Law 2:1 - University of Manchester