Ms Despard has assisted a number of leading financial institutions, corporations and major international banks within the infrastructure and regulated utility space. 

• Macquarie on the hedging aspects of the refinancing of the Race Bank off shore wind farm.
• Carlyle on their investment in London Southend Airport.
• Thames Water in connection with various financings, refinancings, bond issuances and hedging matters in respect of its multi-source debt platform.
• Yorkshire Water in connection with its multi-source debt platform.
• Arquiva in respect of their US Private Placement issuance under their whole business securitisation structure.
• Scotia Gas Networks on various bank financings.
• A consortium of lenders on various refinancings under Eversholt Rail’s common debt platform.
• Associated British Ports on the implementation of their midco financing structure and various US Private Placements.
• Manchester Airport Group in connection with their multi-source debt platform.
• Goldman Sachs on various asset backed financings.
• South East Water in connection with its multi-source debt platform.

*Experience gained prior to joining Paul Hastings

• Admission as a solicitor of the courts of England and Wales
• Attorney of the South African High Court (non-practicing roll)