Jennifer Spring

Jennifer Spring

Senior Associate

Jenny has particular experience in leveraged and acquisition finance, acting principally for lenders including banks and private credit funds on sponsor-backed acquisition finance.
Jenny has recently been seconded to Goldman Sachs in London where she spent 9 months in their execution team, supporting transactions originated by their EMEA credit finance group.

Experience

Representative matters

  • The underwriters on the financing for the public-to-private acquisition by a subsidiary of a multinational financial institution of Kahoot!, a global learning platform.
  • The underwriters to finance the acquisition of Vodafone Holdings Europe, S.L.U., the Spanish branch of the leading telecommunications company, by Zegona PLC.
  • The underwriters to finance CVC’s acquisition of Business Integration Partners S.p.A., an international consultancy firm.
  • The underwriters to finance the public-to-private acquisition by EQT of Recipharm, one of the largest global pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organisations.
  • The underwriters to finance Advent’s acquisition of Röhm GmbH, an international chemicals business.

Pro bono

  • Mentoring young people through: the firm’s award-winning Smart Start programme; UpReach; and Future Frontiers.
  • Founding member of the Social Mobility Network and member of the Social Mobility Working Group.
  • Assisting with writing letters on behalf of leading human rights charity Liberty.
  • Attending and advising at legal advice clinics.

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England & Wales, 2017

Academic

LLB Law, University of Exeter, 2014
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.