Nichola Foley joins Jones Day's London Office as partner in Financial Markets Practice
Nichola Foley has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Financial Markets Practice. She is based in the Firm's London Office.
Ms. Foley advises clients on a wide range of international banking and finance matters, including leveraged finance, acquisition finance and trade and asset finance, with particular experience in NAV facilities, subscription facilities, hybrid facilities and other fund financing transactions across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America. Ms. Foley represents sponsors and their portfolio companies, borrowers and large corporations, and also frequently advises senior and mezzanine lenders including large banks, non-bank direct lenders, hedge funds, private equity funds, institutional investors, corporate trustees and financial institutions.
"Nichola has experience advising clients across a variety of sectors that are an excellent complement to our practice," said Alban Caillemer du Ferrage, Chair of the EMEA and APAC regions of Jones Day's Financial Markets Practice. "In particular, her impressive track record advising sponsors on complex transactions in the fast-growing fund financing and secondaries sectors continues to build on our capabilities in, and reflects our focus on, those sectors."
At Jones Day, Ms. Foley joins a team of nearly 320 lawyers worldwide in the Financial Markets Practice, who advise clients on the full range of complex cross-border financial transactions, regulatory matters, investigations and litigation. The global practice represents a diverse client base of global financial institutions, issuers, borrowers, funds, asset managers and fintech companies. Jones Day has helped clients close more than $1 trillion in financing transactions over the last five years, including many precedent-setting financings.
"Nichola is a well-respected finance lawyer throughout the UK and we are excited to have her here," said John Phillips, Partner-in-Charge of the London Office. "Her dual qualification in Ireland and England & Wales, combined with her extensive experience handling complex fund financing transactions across Europe, Central Asia, Asia, North America and the Middle East, makes her a truly global practitioner in an exciting growth sector. Her arrival strengthens not only our London team but also our ability to serve clients seamlessly across our offices worldwide."
Ms. Foley earned her law degree and undergraduate degree from University College Cork. She is dual-qualified in England and Wales as well as Ireland, and she was recognized by Financial News as one of the "Rising Stars of Legal Services."
"Jones Day's clients benefit from the Firm's collaborative approach and deep understanding of the banking and financial markets, which is why they are asked to advise on some of the most significant financing transactions around the world every year," said Ms. Foley. "I am honoured to join this exceptional team of financial markets lawyers and to work alongside my new colleagues."
