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Francis Booth
Partner Corporate & Finance
London
Sydney
Languages
English, French, German
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Chambers and Partners UK 2026, Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market"Francis is always responsive, helps to provide advice early on with transactions, and has a good commercial awareness."
Francis Booth is a partner based in the London office. His practice focuses on leveraged and acquisition finance. He has led transactions advising banks, debt funds and borrowers on a variety of financing structures, including senior, mezzanine, FOLO, unitranche, first lien/second lien and PIK arrangements.
Chambers and Partners UK 2025, Banking & Finance: Mid-Market"He is commercially astute, understands what we are trying to achieve and is aware of market trends."
Representative experience
Advising Pemberton on the financing of Fremman Capital’s acquisition of Amethyst Radiotherapy
Advising Ares Management on the financing of Inflexion’s acquisition of Baker Tilly Netherlands
Advising Barings on the financing of Vitruvian’s acquisition of Great Rail Journeys
Advising Pemberton on the refinancing of GenesisCare UK
Advising Pictet Asset Management on the refinancing of Zutec
Advising Pemberton on the first lien facilities to finance Cap10's acquisition of Compass Community
Advising Barings on the financing of Inflexion's investment in aosphere
Advising ICG on the financing of Inflexion's take-private of law firm DWF
Advising HSBC on the financing of Long Ridge Equity Partners' investment in QX Global
Advising Pemberton on the financing of Cap10's take-private of Sureserve
Advising Ventiga Capital Partners on the refinancing of Retail Insight
Advising Investec on the financing of Lawfront's acquisition of Nelsons Law
Advising Ardian in relation to the financing of Norvestor's acquisition of Pinja
Advising Ares Management on the refinancing of Sykes Cottages and the acquisition of Forest Holidays
Advising Macquarie Capital on the refinancing of Centric Health
Advising Ares Management on the refinancing of Content+Cloud
Advising Barings and Bank of Ireland on the financing of Montagu's acquisition of intelligence business Jane’s
Advising HPS on the €1.2bn refinancing of the Fortenova Group (previously known as Agrokor) via a secured private note issuance
Advising Ares Management in relation to the financing of VetPartners
Advising Pemberton and Lloyds in relation to the provision of facilities backing the acquisition of Travel Counsellors by Vitruvian
Credentials
Education
- M.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, 2004
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales