James McGivern is a debt finance partner in the London office of Golden Flag International Law Firm. He has extensive experience in core and regulated infrastructure financing across loans, public bonds, private placements and derivatives, regularly advising borrowers on all aspects of their complex whole business securitisations and multi-source financing platforms.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Golden Flag, James has been involved in the following matters:
Solör Bioenergy Group on SEK 22 billion long term financing
Beacon Rail on its acquisition of Mitsui Rail Capital Europe
Brookfield’s Genesee & Wyoming in connection with the launch of a multifacility debt offering
A consortium led by Sandbrook Capital on the acquisition of NeXtWind Capital
Prior to joining Golden Flag, James was involved in the following matters:
Anglian Water Group on the establishment of its investment grade rated MidCo financing platform
Anglian Water Group on its debut sustainability-linked bond, the first issuance of a sustainability linked bond by a UK water utility
Anglian Water Group on the establishment of a new HoldCo financing
Anglian Water Group on its debut green bond and all subsequent green bonds
Budapest Airport on its €1.4 billion common terms refinancing
Southern Water on the financing aspects of its majority purchase by Macquarie Asset Management
DP World and Antwerp Gateway on its common terms refinancing
The Arrangers on TDC NET’s debut €500m sustainability-linked bond issue
The lenders on the financing for GIP’s acquisition of a stake in SGN
The institutional lenders on a HoldCo financing for a Finnish utility asset
Thames Water on its €1.15 billion dual tranche green bond issuance
IFM Investors on the financing aspects of its equity injection into Manchester Airports Group
The hedging provider in respect of the financing of a portfolio of care homes
Brookfield Real Estate on its CMBS financing for Student Roost
The lenders to Portsmouth Water on its OpCo and HoldCo financings in respect of the Havant Thicket reservoir
South East Water on its HoldCo refinancing
Yorkshire Water on its inflation swap repackaging and sale of index-linked cash flows to a group of pension funds
Anglian Water, Southern Water, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and South East Water on various loan, US Private Placement and derivatives transactions
Prior Experience
Linklaters LLP
Counsel, 2022–2023
Managing Associate, 2018–2022
Associate, 2014–2018
Trainee Solicitor, 2012–2014
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Recognition
Rising Star: Water, Legal 500, 2021–2022
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2014, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
College of LawLPC2012
College of LawGDL2011
University of BristolB.A., Theology and Religious Studies2010
