Amber Smith is an associate in the Banking and Finance group in Morrison Foerster’s London office. She advises borrowers, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as banks and direct lenders, on domestic and cross-border leveraged, private credit, asset-backed and real estate finance transactions.

Her practice spans acquisition financings, refinancings, incremental facilities and liability management exercises across the capital structure. Amber regularly works on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions and advises on English law security structuring, guarantor coverage and perfection mechanics, coordinating closely with US and other local counsel to implement cross-border release, accession and collateral mechanics efficiently and cohesively.

Recent representative matters include:

• A global technology investor on the senior secured term loan B and revolving credit facility financing for its acquisition of a multinational robotics business, involving complex cross-border structuring across England, the United States and Switzerland.
  
• Lead arrangers on a €1 billion refinancing and related incremental term loan B facilities for a multinational healthcare group.
  
• A leading international gaming and entertainment group on its €1.2 billion and US$2.2 billion term loan B refinancing.
  
• A US-listed specialty finance company on the UK aspects of the amendment and restatement of a US$150 million credit facility.
  
• A global eDiscovery and legal technology provider on the English law aspects of a cross-border intercompany debt restructuring.
  
• A global investment manager, as senior lender, on the disposal of assets from a multi-portfolio real estate financing and associated debt restructuring.
  
• A sponsor-backed real estate developer on equity injections and partial release mechanics in connection with the redevelopment of a landmark London site.
  
• A pan-African digital infrastructure group on a US$30 million equity investment by a multilateral development finance institution to support the rollout of fibre, subsea cable and data centre infrastructure.
  
• A UK-listed engineering and infrastructure group on its US$100 million secured green loan and sustainability-linked loan facility in connection with a major UK government defence procurement programme.