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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.
B.A. (Hons), Newcastle University
LL.M., University of Law, London
England and Wales
October 30, 2025
Ripple Labs Inc. Acquires Palisade Financial Group Ltd.
Representative transactions include advising:
A 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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November 24, 2025
The use of English Law in international finance transactions
October 30, 2025
Ripple Labs Inc. Acquires Palisade Financial Group Ltd.
Representative transactions include advising:
A 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
November 24, 2025
The use of English Law in international finance transactions
October 30, 2025
Ripple Labs Inc. Acquires Palisade Financial Group Ltd.
B.A. (Hons), Newcastle University
LL.M., University of Law, London
England and Wales