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Victoria Judd

Partner
London

Partner, London

T: +44.20.7847.9713
T: +44.20.7847.9713

Areas of Focus

Victoria is a multispecialist financing lawyer who advises borrowers and financial institutions on a broad range of transactions, with a focus on energy finance and project development.

Victoria advises on a broad range of financing transactions, including energy and infrastructure projects, acquisition finance, leverage finance, restructurings, real estate finance, sustainable finance and corporate finance.

She advises clients in relation to domestic and cross border debt financings and uses her bilingual English and French and other language skills to facilitate negotiations.

Representative Experience

  • Advised Rockley Photonics in respect of the English law aspects relating to the implementation of its prepackaged chapter 11 plan, which allowed Rockley Photonics to go private and restructure its business through transactions that eliminated more than $120 million of secured debt and generated approximately $35 million in new funding from existing secured noteholders.
  • Advised energy commodity company in relation to a $40 million project financing of four oil wells located in Texas.
  • Advised a consortium of lenders in the project financing of the Marlin platform offshore Ivory Coast from the drafting and negotiation of the financing term sheet and facilities agreement to agreeing amendments and consents during the term of the financing.

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  • Advised the UK Government on Energy Market Reform including drafting terms and conditions for the contract for difference, front-end contract and phasing contracts for difference for offshore wind farms.
  • Energy Experience
    • Advised Mitsubishi in relation to an English law supply contract for wood pellets in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Enviva Inc. and its debtor affiliates.
    • Advised a floating offshore wind developer in relation to the financing and development of seabed leases awarded under the Innovation and Target Oil & Leading Round organized by the Crown Estate Scotland.
    • Representing Emmerson in its project financing of the Khemisset Potash deposit in Morocco.
    • Advised Molgas Energy UK Limited in relation to their regulatory position in relation to the UK Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
    • Advised General Fusion in relation to the construction and financing of a fusion demonstration plant at the UKAEA’s Culham Campus.
    • Advised an independent oil and gas client in the refinancing of its revolving credit facility and amendments to its intercreditor agreements and reserves based loan.
    • Advised large oil and gas company in the refinancing of their reserves based loan.
    • Acted as lead advisor in the project financing of a biomass conversion plant, including in relation to the financing term sheet, fuel supply agreements, PPA and direct agreements.
    • Advised Premier Oil in relation to their financing documentation and the creditor schemes of arrangement of Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited, which were sanctioned by the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
    • Advised Green Investment Bank in relation to power purchase agreements in its acquisition of a £236m stake in Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.
    • Advised Ørsted in relation to its project financing and offtake agreements for wind farms.
    • Advised an energy trading company on commercial contracts in respect of a combined heat and power plant in England.
  • General Financing Experience
    • Advised Branded in relation to financing aspects, in relation to its acquisition of Heydey, leading to the formation of Essor.
    • Advised Harbor Group International in relation to the refinancing of The Relay Building, a 22-story mixed-use tower originally acquired in 2018 for £90.75 million.
    • Advised Diversified Holdings Limited in relation to real estate financing of a portfolio of real estate companies located in the United Kingdom.
    • Advised Elliott Management Corporation as a non-bank lender in its LMA style New York law financing in support of a management buy-out and in their subsequent $3m payment in kind equity notes investment in relation to such financing.
    • Advised Checkout Technology Limited in respect of corporate treasury for the Checkout group.
    • Advised Branded (now Essor) in relation to several amendments and amendments and restatements to the English law facilities agreement, including in the context of certain corporate restructurings.
    • Advised JUUL in relation to the English law aspects in relation to their New York law governed financing agreements.
    • Advising large multinational aircraft client in relation to supply chain concerns, including advising in relation to a short term supply chain finance in relation to one of its suppliers.
    • Advised sponsors in the acquisition financing of a luxury hotel resort in Portugal, alongside local Portuguese counsel.
    • Advised a multinational bank in the acquisition of a shopping centre, being developed outside Madrid, alongside local Spanish counsel.
    • Advised CEMEX in respect of refinancings and amendments of its syndicated loan facilities, including coordinating processes across multiple international jurisdictions.

Professional Highlights

  • Chair of the Structured Finance Sub-Committee of the Banking & Financial Law Committee, International Bar Association.
  • Recognised on the Pro Bono Recognition List 2024.
  • Secondment to Uría Menéndez in Portugal representing banks and corporates in real estate financing transactions with international investors and advising on sale and purchase agreements governed by English law.

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  • Secondment to Bredin Prat in Paris with involvement in English and French language work (banking, non-bank lending, refinancing) and providing a variety of high level advice in connection with English law.
  • Memberships
    • Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
    • International Bar Association o Fusion Industry Association
  • Speaking Engagements
  • External Publications
    • From Principles to Practice: Creating a Strong Future for Green Finance, edie, Authors: Victoria Judd, Max Griffin, April 7, 2025
    • Unlocking the Potential of the U.K. Finance Market for European Commercial Real Estate, Institutional Real Estate, Inc., Authors: Victoria Judd, Max Griffin, March 25, 2024
    • Navigating New Capital: Debt Financing for Small and Growing Companies, Startups Magazine, Authors: Victoria Judd, March 3, 2024
    • Case Comment: Quincecare Revisited – The Supreme Court Decision in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC - Victoria Judd, IBA Business Law International Journal, Authors: Victoria Judd, Jan. 24, 2024
    • How the US Is Running Away with Green Investment, ESG Investor, Authors: Victoria Judd, Sept. 29, 2023
    • Unstable Hydrogen Strategy Is Shifting Projects to Other Shores, Comment Central, Authors: Victoria Judd, Aug. 31, 2023
    • Why Standard Definitions Is Best Way to Safeguard Against Greenwashing, FT Adviser, Authors: Victoria Judd, Aug. 11, 2023
    • A Quick Fix?, Financial Regulation International, Authors: Victoria Judd, June 15, 2023
    • Green Bonds: Finding the Balance, The Banker, Authors: Victoria Judd, Nov. 21, 2022
    • The Carrots and Sticks of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Performance: How to Get Your ESG Carrots, Sustainable Investment, Authors: Deborah Ruff, Charles H. Golsong, Victoria Judd, Antony James Single, Nov. 2, 2022
    • The Role of CfDs in the Energy Transition, ESG Investor, Authors: Victoria Judd, Gibran Khalil Alaoui, June 13, 2022
    • Biomass Power Generation: A Technology For The Energy Transition Only?, Envirotec, Authors: Victoria Judd, July 1, 2021
    • Going Nuclear: A Question for Head or Heart?, Authors: Elina Teplinsky, Vincent C. Zabielski, Victoria Judd, June 1, 2021
    • What Does the UK Govt’s Green Recovery Plans Mean for Investments?, FT Adviser, Authors: Victoria Judd, May 12, 2021
    • Hydrogen–Conquering the Transportation Market, Environment Journal, Authors: Victoria Judd, March 24, 2021
    • The Rise of ESG Financial Products, The World Financial Review, Authors: Victoria Judd, Henrietta Worthington, March 22, 2021
    • How the LIBOR Transition Impacts Project Finance, Infrastructure Investor, Authors: Victoria Judd, Henrietta Worthington, Feb. 9, 2021
    • Grey, Green, Pink and Blue: We Can Sing a Hydrogen Rainbow Too, Environment Journal, Authors: Gavin Watson, Victoria Judd, Jared Franicevic, Jan 22, 2021
    • Financing the Green Transition: The Evolution of Contracts for Difference, Financier Worldwide Magazine, Authors: Victoria Judd, Dec. 10, 2020
    • Should Biomass Subsidies Continue in the UK?, Petroleum Economist, Authors: Victoria Judd, Dec. 1, 2020
    • Is it Time to Reconsider Biomass Subsidies?, Environment Journal, UK, Authors: Victoria Judd, Oct. 14, 2020
    • Prevailing Winds in the UK Point to Floating Offshore Projects, Energy Voice, Authors: Victoria Judd, Sept. 17, 2020
  • Firm Publications
    • Loan Market Association Publishes Green Loan Terms, Smoothing Path for Green Finance in 2025, Authors: Max Griffin, Victoria Judd, Joel Simon, Jan. 17, 2025
    • Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2024, March 4, 2024
    • Corporate Plastic Footprints: A Growing ESG and Sustainable Finance Focus, Authors: Christopher J. McNevin, Sheila McCafferty Harvey, Sidney L. Fowler, Victoria Judd, Sept. 14, 2021
    • The UK Hydrogen Strategy, Authors: Sheila McCafferty Harvey, Elina Teplinsky, Vincent C. Zabielski, Victoria Judd, Meghan Claire Hammond, Aug. 23, 2021
    • EU Takes Key Step in Taxonomy Rollout, Authors: Elina Teplinsky, Vincent C. Zabielski, Victoria Judd, April 22, 2021
    • EU Returns to Science-Based Decision-Making in Landmark Nuclear Report, Authors: Elina Teplinsky, Vincent C. Zabielski, Victoria Judd, April 7, 2021
    • UKRI has Awarded £171 Million to Projects in Pursuit of the UK Government’s Net Zero Targets, Authors: Victoria Judd, Jared Franicevic, March 19, 2021
    • The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations (SFDR) Are Now Applicable, Authors: Gavin Watson, Victoria Judd, March 12, 2021
    • New ESG Disclosure Guide for Leveraged Finance Transactions, Authors: Victoria Judd, Henrietta Worthington, Jan. 22, 2021
    • The Evolution of UK CfDs for Low-Carbon Electricity, Authors: Victoria Judd, Nov. 30, 2020
    • LIBOR Transition: What Should a Corporate Borrower Be Considering?, Authors: Victoria Judd, Oct. 26, 2020
    • Can the Sustainability Linked Loan Deliver Lasting Change?, Authors: Victoria Judd, Henrietta Worthington, Sept. 1, 2020
  • Blog Posts

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, 2007
    Distinction and Commendation

    M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 2005

    B.Sc., Microbiology, Imperial College London, 2004

Admissions

  • England and Wales

Languages

  • French

    Italian

    Portuguese

Victoria's Insights

Article 03.25.24

Unlocking the Potential of the U.K. Finance Market for European Commercial Real Estate

Source: Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

Article 09.29.23

How the US Is Running Away with Green Investment

Source: ESG Investor

Article 08.11.23

Why Standard Definitions Is Best Way to Safeguard Against Greenwashing

Source: FT Adviser

Article 06.13.22

The Role of CfDs in the Energy Transition

Source: ESG Investor

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