Bryony Widdup | London | Hogan Lovells

Bryony Widdup

Partner Corporate & Finance

Languages

English

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  • Overview
  • Experience
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"Bryony is always extremely helpful and knowledgeable."

Chambers and Partners UK 2025, Banking & Finance: Fund Finance

Bryony is a finance and fintech lawyer, with over 15 years' experience advising on fundraising solutions in the financial services sector. Known for her dedication to clients, Bryony is skilled in transaction structuring, in finance for funds, broader lending platforms (including blockchain-based offerings) and digital assets including token structuring and issuance. She is passionate about sustainable finance and investment solutions, including green, social and sustainability-linked instruments, transition finance and impact investing. Bryony is ranked as a leading individual in the Legal 500 UK 2024 for Fund Finance; the publication noting that she is ‘highly skilled in fund financing’. 

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"Bryony is always extremely helpful and knowledgeable."

Chambers and Partners UK 2025, Banking & Finance: Fund Finance

Representative experience

A leading alternative asset management firm in respect of a net asset value (NAV) facility of up to €100,000,000 with a syndicate of lenders.

A large French private equity firm in respect of a NAV term loan facility agreement with a major US bank as Lender.

Hayfin Capital Management LLP, a leading international credit platform, on its ongoing fund finance matters for multiple structures, including capital call, hybrid, NAV and other financings

HICL Infrastructure PLC on facilities including innovative letter of credit and sustainability-linked loans to support HICL’s existing and future infrastructure projects and investments.

A leading secondaries fund on a US$600m NAV facility, and subsequent US$100m upsize, provided by Goldman Sachs Bank USA to provide leverage for ongoing investments purposes.

A special situations fund on borrower side terms amendments, including rates transition in relation to fund finance facility

A leading real estate finance fund on a fund finance facility followed by a subsequent amendment and restatement with facility step down.

A leading private credit fund on tranche A/B fund finance facility for evergreen fund structure

A separately managed account fund platform on umbrella facility for existing and future fund finance credit lines with collateral segregation.

Credentials

Education
  • Bachelor of Laws, University College London, LLB (Hons) Bachelor of Laws, 2004
  • Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, LPC, 2004
  • M.A. (Hons), Legal and Political Theory, University College London, MA (Hons), 2002
  • Politics, Philosophy and Economics, St Hughs College University of Oxford, BA (Hons) PPE, 2001
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Solicitor, England and Wales

Recognition

Leading Partner | Fund Finance

Legal 500 UK

2024-2025
Fund Finance

Chambers and Partners UK

2025
Next Generation Partner | Fintech: corporate and commercial

Legal 500 UK

2025