Donald Lowe

Donald Lowe

Partner

Donald is a partner in the Finance team specialising in acquisition finance. He has been a partner since 2015 and became the firm's CSR Partner in 2017.

Leveraged finance and refinancing expertise

Donald is a highly experienced practitioner specialising in transaction financing work with a particular focus on advising the firm's key private equity houses and other financial sponsors (including their portfolio companies) on both cross border and domestic leveraged finance acquisitions and refinancings.

Corporate facilities expertise

Donald also advises major listed and non-listed corporate borrowers on new debt facilities to support acquisitions, refinancing their existing debt facilities and other corporate facilities.

Corporate Social Responsibility recognition

As the firm's CSR partner, Donald has overall responsibility for the development and delivery of the firm’s wide-ranging CSR Programme, which provides support to charities, local communities, and not-for-profit-organisations, as well as improving access to justice by broadening the range of people who can access our legal skills through our award-winning pro bono programme. Donald's role also includes leading the exciting work of our innovative CSR Art Programme, which helps support graduating artists from the University of Westminster and the Royal College of Art with their transition from student life to professional practice.

Selected Deals

  • TA Associates on its acquisition of Old Mutual Wealth's single strategy asset management business.
  • TA Associates on its strategic reinvestment in The Access Group alongside new investor Hg.
  • Bridgepoint Development Capital on the acquisition of the construction claims group of Hill International.
  • 3i on the senior debt facilities supporting the acquisition of Aspen Pumps and the later refinancing of those facilities and the return of £52 million to 3i.
  • Benchmark Holdings plc on its reverse takeover of INVE Aquaculture Holding B.V.
  • Exponent on senior debt facilities made available to finance its buyouts of the Racing Post and Dennis Publishing.
  • Canaccord Genuity on the senior facilities supporting its acquisitions of Hargreave Hale and Thomas Miller.
  • Marlin Equity Partners on its acquisitions of the QualiTest Group, Medius AB and Uniface BV.
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