Naomi Roper

Her expertise spans funding and security arrangements, including bilateral and syndicated loan facilities, equity funding, intercreditor arrangements, development and off-balance sheet funding, derivatives, intra-group loans, security trusts, joint venture arrangements and the restructuring of entire loan portfolios.

As a capital markets funding specialist, Naomi has advised clients on bond issuances worth billions of pounds. Her experience includes private placements, public bond issues and setting up, issuing under and updating EMTN programmes. She also regularly advises on complex group restructurings, including loan portfolio due diligence and lender consent processes.

Naomi is a leading adviser in green, social and sustainable finance. She supports clients on green loans, sustainability linked loans and private placements and provides ESG training, impact reporting guidance and compliance advice. She contributed to the development of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing and the LMA Sustainability Linked Loan Principles for Real Estate Finance. Naomi also sits on the City of London Law Society’s ESG committee and is a frequent speaker on ESG and sustainable finance.