Vanessa Walters

Since joining Golden Flag, Vanessa has worked on the following matters:

• Ares-backed Automated Industrial Robotics in its acquisition of Sewtec Automation, an industrial automation company, from Endless
• Chorus Capital on the close of Fund V at $2.5 billion
• Parthenon Capital Partners and its portfolio company Institutional Cash Distributors, LLC (ICD) on ICD’s sale to Tradeweb Markets for $785 million
• Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on the $7 billion take-private acquisition of Focus Financial Partners

Prior to joining Golden Flag, Vanessa worked on the following matters:

• Advising on the application of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and related legislation, the rules and guidance of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and EU financial services legislation including MiFID, AIFMD and MAR
• Advising on the establishment and marketing of funds under the AIFMD
• Advising UK and overseas firms wishing to provide investment and banking services in the UK
• Advising MiFID investment firms on the new MiFIDPRU prudential regime and remuneration code
• Advising on M&A and private equity transactions involving regulated financial services firms
• Advising clients on the impact of UK and EU regulatory requirements: issues arising from conduct of business requirements including client documentation and disclosures, financial promotions, anti-money laundering, suitability and distribution
• Advising on UK regulated lending legislation including advice on the structuring of lending facilities consistently with the application of regulation in the area of consumer credit and mortgages as well as advice on the offering of forbearance and payment deferrals during CoVID-19
• Advising banks on a regulatory review of credit documentation
• Advising banks in relation to structuring and documentation of bank account services and deposit facilities and on the impact of MiFID II and the Payment Services Directive
• Advising start-up innovative Fintech platforms on their regulatory requirements, assisting in obtaining the regulatory permissions required and drafting their client documentation

Associate, Ropes and Gray LL, 2021–2023

Associate/Senior Associate, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, 2011–2021

Sidley Austin LLP

• Associate, 2009–2011
• Trainee, 2007–2009