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Jake Unsworth is an experienced associate in King & Spalding’s Finance and Restructuring practice based in London.

Jake advises sponsors, lenders, asset managers and corporate borrowers across a broad range of corporate debt, private credit and leveraged finance transactions, with a particular focus on European mid-market acquisition financing.  In 2023, Jake completed a secondment with Barclays corporate lending legal team and he also previously worked for Santander UK Plc.

Jake is a trustee of the Northern Star Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust comprising over a dozen schools.

Credentials

B.A. (Hons), Newcastle University

LL.M., University of Law, London

England and Wales

"Jake Unsworth is a personable and very switched-on associate"


Legal 500, 2023

"Heavily involved in leading the deal and prompt in moving the transaction forward"


Legal 500, 2022

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Recognition

"Jake Unsworth is a personable and very switched-on associate"


Legal 500, 2023

"Heavily involved in leading the deal and prompt in moving the transaction forward"


Legal 500, 2022

Matters

Representative transactions include advising:

well established mid-market sponsor on senior debt funding for several its award-winning investments in a variety of sectors including IT, healthcare and professional services.

An international bank on several of its distressed super senior facilities in the leveraged finance sector.

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Matters

Representative transactions include advising:

well established mid-market sponsor on senior debt funding for several its award-winning investments in a variety of sectors including IT, healthcare and professional services.

An international bank on several of its distressed super senior facilities in the leveraged finance sector.

listed business on a bond issuance to fund the development of energy from waste facilities in Europe.

syndicate of lenders on their term and revolving credit facilities to one of the UK’s largest privately owned property investment funds.

Matters

Representative transactions include advising:

well established mid-market sponsor on senior debt funding for several its award-winning investments in a variety of sectors including IT, healthcare and professional services.

An international bank on several of its distressed super senior facilities in the leveraged finance sector.

See more

Close

Matters

Representative transactions include advising:

well established mid-market sponsor on senior debt funding for several its award-winning investments in a variety of sectors including IT, healthcare and professional services.

An international bank on several of its distressed super senior facilities in the leveraged finance sector.

listed business on a bond issuance to fund the development of energy from waste facilities in Europe.

syndicate of lenders on their term and revolving credit facilities to one of the UK’s largest privately owned property investment funds.

Credentials

B.A. (Hons), Newcastle University

LL.M., University of Law, London

England and Wales

"Jake Unsworth is a personable and very switched-on associate"


Legal 500, 2023

"Heavily involved in leading the deal and prompt in moving the transaction forward"


Legal 500, 2022

Close

Recognition

"Jake Unsworth is a personable and very switched-on associate"


Legal 500, 2023

"Heavily involved in leading the deal and prompt in moving the transaction forward"


Legal 500, 2022