Kieran Barnes
Associate
Associate
Areas of Focus
Overview
Kieran Barnes is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s London office and a member of the Financial Services Group. Kieran’s experience focuses on domestic and cross-border asset-based lending, private credit, and specialty finance. He acts for banks, alternative lenders, and corporate borrowers across diverse industries, delivering practical and strategic advice across complex transactions.
Career & Education
- AmLaw 100 Firm, September 2020–September 2025
- AmLaw 100 Firm, April 2019–August 2020
- BPP University Law School, LPC, Legal Practice
- University of Southampton, LLB, Law
- University of Hong Kong, International Legal Studies
- England and Wales
Representative Matters
- Represented Breal Zeta Commercial Finance in connection with the cross-border £85 million facilities agreement for Watermill-CT Holdings Group.
- Acted for New Look in connection with the £100 million facility agreement provided by Blazehill Capital and Wells Fargo.
- Acted for Essar Oil (UK) Limited in connection with several receivable finance deals, including:
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- a $150 million receivables purchase agreement with ABN Amro;
- a $150 million receivables purchase agreement with Soundpoint Capital.
- a $75 million receivables purchase agreement with Callodine Commercial.
- a $120 million receivables purchase agreement with Mizrahi Tefahot Bank and Hamburg Commercial Bank.
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- Acted for HSBC Bank in connection with:
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- a £75 million asset-based lending facilities agreement with Air Charter Group.
- the £93 million re-financing of Anglia Maltings Group.
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- Acted for a European credit fund on several asset based lending transactions, including the debt restructuring of the a UK retailer.
- Acted for a European logistics company in connection with a £25 million term loan facility agreement provided by HSBC Bank.
- Acted as English special counsel alongside NautaDutilh in connection with a cross-border EUR 300 million senior facilities agreement and EUR 75 million borrowing base facility agreement.
- Acted for Roundhill Capital in connection with a £150 million facilities agreement with Carlyle Group Inc for the refinancing and development of the property known as the Fairfax in Manchester.
- Acted for Advinia Health Care Limited in connection with the £55 million facilities agreement with Barclays Bank Plc and National Westminster Bank PLC for the purposes of refinancing several care homes.
- Acted for London and Cambridge Properties (part of M Core) in connection with, amongst other things:
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- the corporate acquisition of the Northampton Shopping Centre.
- a £30 million term loan facility agreement with National Westminster Bank.
- a £25 million term loan facility agreement with HSBC UK Bank Plc for the purposes of acquiring certain properties.
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- Acted for Shawbrook Bank in connection with the corporate acquisition by Euston Capital of Pimseal Limited.
- Acted for Inspirit Capital in connection with the simultaneous corporate acquisition and financing of Alpha 3 Manufacturing.
