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Georgina Tripp
Partner
Banking and Finance
Accolades
Expertise
George is great at getting deals done. She is commercial, she understands finance and she understands business. She is also interested in a borrower’s business, whether she is acting for a borrower or a lender, to ensure that a deal is structured appropriately and will work commercially for all sides.
George has a broad-based practice and has significant experience in leveraged finance (in particular, MBOs and MBIs), asset-based lending (including receivables financing, inventory, plant and machinery, property and cashflow loans) and real estate finance. George advises on all aspects of new and existing asset based and traditional banking facilities and related security and intercreditor issues. She acts for clients both in relation to the writing of new business and the restructuring of existing facilities in a distressed and non-performing situation.
George’s practice also includes advising clients on all aspects of corporate treasury, hedging and derivative matters. She advises banks, building societies and corporate clients on their hedging and wholesale funding requirements (including commercial paper and EMTN programmes) and negotiates all aspects of ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA documentation together with documentation such as Custody Agreements and Issuing and Paying Agency Agreements.
George has also advised numerous financial institutions in relation to EMIR legislation and requirements and the clearing and reporting of OTC derivatives.
Georgina Advises
- Banks
- Building societies
- Large Corporations
- Corporate borrowers
- Financial institutions
- Asset based lenders
- Private equity houses
Experience Highlights
- Advising Calveton UK on the acquisition of the business and assets of Byron Burgers (in administration) alongside Three Hills Capital Partners
- Advising BZ Commercial Finance in respect of the acquisition of Oak Furnitureland Group by Davidson Kempner Capital management LP, with funding to the group being provided by DZ Commercial Finance
- Advising the Johnsey Group on their property investment facility with Lloyds Bank plc
- Advising Santander UK Plc on the refinance and funding of the MBO of Beaucare Medical Supplies
- Acting for Skipton Building Society on the annual update of its £2,000,000,000 EMTN Programme and the subsequent issuance of £350,000,000 senior non-preferred reset notes
- Advising Jet2 PLC in relation to all aspects of its hedging and treasury transactions.
- Advising on the borrower side on multiple high value matters for Stafford Capital partners, including the refinancing of financial indebtedness, as well as a muliticurrency revolving capital call facility agreement.
- Acting for Santander in relation to the refinance of the Blue i Group.
- Acting for MBM Group Services Limited in relation to its sale of Barclay & Mathieson Limited to Maruneni-Itochu Steel Inc.
- Providing ongoing M&A advice to IT systems business, InTEC Business Technology Limited, including five sales to date.
- Acting for the purchasers of “Byron Burger” in a pre-pack administration, ensuring the survival of 12 restaurants.
Career History
Previous Law Firms
- Addleshaw Goddard, Legal Director (2001–2013)
Previous Businesses
- Calvin Capital Limited/Calisen PLC (2015–present): senior lawyer and acting Head of Legal (maternity cover)
- Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (2014–21): Director, Trustee, Company Secretary at the Leeds Rape Crisis centre
- Steiner Academy Leeds (2014–15): Governor — a development project in Leeds aiming for a new free school to open in Leeds to offer inclusive, creative and ambitious education for children from Reception to Year 11
- Solicitors Regulation Authority, External Examiner for Nottingham Law School (2007–10)
- HSBC Bank plc (2006): Specialised Financing Team, secondee
- Barclays Bank PLC (2002): Business Banking Legal, secondee
Education
- University of Leeds — Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons)
- Nottingham Law School — Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Solicitor
Expertise
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George is great at getting deals done. She is commercial, she understands finance and she understands business. She is also interested in a borrower’s business, whether she is acting for a borrower or a lender, to ensure that a deal is structured appropriately and will work commercially for all sides.
George has a broad-based practice and has significant experience in leveraged finance (in particular, MBOs and MBIs), asset-based lending (including receivables financing, inventory, plant and machinery, property and cashflow loans) and real estate finance. George advises on all aspects of new and existing asset based and traditional banking facilities and related security and intercreditor issues. She acts for clients both in relation to the writing of new business and the restructuring of existing facilities in a distressed and non-performing situation.
George’s practice also includes advising clients on all aspects of corporate treasury, hedging and derivative matters. She advises banks, building societies and corporate clients on their hedging and wholesale funding requirements (including commercial paper and EMTN programmes) and negotiates all aspects of ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA documentation together with documentation such as Custody Agreements and Issuing and Paying Agency Agreements.
George has also advised numerous financial institutions in relation to EMIR legislation and requirements and the clearing and reporting of OTC derivatives.
Georgina Advises
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- Banks
- Building societies
- Large Corporations
- Corporate borrowers
- Financial institutions
- Asset based lenders
- Private equity houses
Experience Highlights
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- Advising Calveton UK on the acquisition of the business and assets of Byron Burgers (in administration) alongside Three Hills Capital Partners
- Advising BZ Commercial Finance in respect of the acquisition of Oak Furnitureland Group by Davidson Kempner Capital management LP, with funding to the group being provided by DZ Commercial Finance
- Advising the Johnsey Group on their property investment facility with Lloyds Bank plc
- Advising Santander UK Plc on the refinance and funding of the MBO of Beaucare Medical Supplies
- Acting for Skipton Building Society on the annual update of its £2,000,000,000 EMTN Programme and the subsequent issuance of £350,000,000 senior non-preferred reset notes
- Advising Jet2 PLC in relation to all aspects of its hedging and treasury transactions.
- Advising on the borrower side on multiple high value matters for Stafford Capital partners, including the refinancing of financial indebtedness, as well as a muliticurrency revolving capital call facility agreement.
- Acting for Santander in relation to the refinance of the Blue i Group.
- Acting for MBM Group Services Limited in relation to its sale of Barclay & Mathieson Limited to Maruneni-Itochu Steel Inc.
- Providing ongoing M&A advice to IT systems business, InTEC Business Technology Limited, including five sales to date.
- Acting for the purchasers of “Byron Burger” in a pre-pack administration, ensuring the survival of 12 restaurants.
Career History
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Previous Law Firms
- Addleshaw Goddard, Legal Director (2001–2013)
Previous Businesses
- Calvin Capital Limited/Calisen PLC (2015–present): senior lawyer and acting Head of Legal (maternity cover)
- Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (2014–21): Director, Trustee, Company Secretary at the Leeds Rape Crisis centre
- Steiner Academy Leeds (2014–15): Governor — a development project in Leeds aiming for a new free school to open in Leeds to offer inclusive, creative and ambitious education for children from Reception to Year 11
- Solicitors Regulation Authority, External Examiner for Nottingham Law School (2007–10)
- HSBC Bank plc (2006): Specialised Financing Team, secondee
- Barclays Bank PLC (2002): Business Banking Legal, secondee
Education
- University of Leeds — Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons)
- Nottingham Law School — Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Solicitor
Testimonials
George's in-depth knowledge of banking and asset based lending together with her commerciality, integrity, personable nature and self-motivation, make her a delight to work with and an asset to any client.
Karen Greenwood
Senior UnderwriterGeorge gave us comfort in terms of her technical knowledge and the way she presented issues. She was practical and pragmatic. George did a really good job particularly in the way she explained the complex issues that our customer was unfamiliar with.
John Finch
HSBC ActuariesPersonal service and going beyond the call of duty to get deals done make gunnercooke an outstanding legal partner. In particular, Georgina Tripp and her team are a refreshing change to the legal profession.
Legal 500 2022
Georgina Tripp is the standout partner — Georgina brings the right balance of legal expertise and practical help to the most complex of matters. She is the foremost expert capital markets lawyer with comprehensive knowledge of funding programmes documentation. She knows how to get things done, the detail and the timescales.
Legal 500 2022
Excellent support as always
Mr B