Emma Foster
Biography
Overview
Emma Foster is a partner in the Firm's Debt Finance and Restructuring Group and joined the London office in 2006. Emma has a deep knowledge of the private credit market, as well as the leveraged finance space as a whole, and has been a key player for over a decade, advising on unitranche, senior, junior and Holdco PIK financings, together with equity co-invest structures, in relation to performing and distressed credits. Emma has also worked in White & Case's New York office and has been seconded to two major investment banks in London.
Experience
Club of private credit funds on a senior secured financing package for the offer by ADIA, CVC Capital Partners and Nordic Capital to acquire leading UK financial services private investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown plc.
Blackstone Credit on the financing of debt facilities provided to Odevo, a Swedish tech-enabled residential property management company. The financing was to support the acquisition by CVC of 50% of the equity, creating a co-investment between CVC and Fidelio.
Blackstone Credit on the refinancing of Acuity Knowledge Partners, a research and data company owned by Permira Holdings.
The lenders, on The Fidelis Partnership’s $2 billion refinancing, bringing substantial growth to the leading Bermuda-based insurance group, following advising the lenders and equity co-investors on the combined debt and equity financing of a structured insurance demerger of Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited and the existing insurance companies, the Fidelis Insurance Group. The transaction creates a new Bermuda-based managing general underwriter, Fidelis MGU.
Blackstone Credit as lender on the $329 million refinancing of Wateralia, an Italian water pumps specialist.
Adams Street Partners as lender to Autocirc in connection with its acquisition by Nordic Capital.
The lenders on GTCR's acquisition of Once For All, an industry-leading supply chain and risk management software solutions for the construction sector.
Blackstone Credit on its unitranche financing to the BPP education group to be used to fund a dividend recapitalisation.
Blackstone Credit in relation to the financing of the acquisition of Care Fertility Holdings Limited, by Nordic Capital.
Up and Coming, Banking and Finance: Big Ticket, Chambers UK, 2025.
"She's a very strong financing partner." Chambers UK, 2025.
Up and Coming, Banking and Finance: Big Ticket, Chambers UK, 2024.
"She is a very capable lawyer." Chambers UK, 2024.
"Emma is very dedicated and commercially strong." Chambers UK, 2024.
The Lawyer Hot 100, 2021.