Debbie is an associate in the Bank Finance Practice in the Abu Dhabi office. She has experience in advising banks and other finance providers on a range of issues including property finance, acquisition finance, senior debt facilities and general bank lending.

Representative transactions include:

• Acting for Bank Austria, Goldman Sachs, ING London and Raiffeisen as Mandated Lead Arrangers in connection with the US$315 million senior leveraged financing for Lion Capital as sponsor. The target was Russian Alcohol Group, a producer and distributor of mid-market and sub-premium spirits and long drinks, notably Green Mark Vodka. This was the second ever foreign sponsor-driven LBO in Russia. White & Case acted on the first, Nidan Soki, in 2007; and
• Acting for Abu Dhabi Investment Company in connection with its acquisition of Orasinvest Holding from Orascom Telecom including its subsidiaries in Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Tunisia and the UAE.

Bars and Courts
Barrister and Solicitor, New Zealand, 2006

Education
BComm (Hons), University of Auckland, 2005
LLB, University of Auckland, 2005

Languages
English

Citizenship
New Zealand