Kirsty
Barnes

Partner

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Kirsty is a banking and finance partner with over 20 years of experience across the financial services sector focussing on corporate lending and leveraged finance.

She is a partner in our Financial Markets group in London. She has a great track record of advising a broad range of clients including financial institutions and debt funds and also corporate borrowers including multi-nationals and private equity houses. Given her wide ranging experience, Kirsty is uniquely placed to deliver pragmatic and solutions-driven advice whilst navigating high-stress situations and achieving goals on time.

She has a specific sector expertise in the Financial Services and the TMT sectors, in particular relating to Data Centres and heads the Simmons global data centre team.

Kirsty is recognised in Banking & Finance in Chambers UK 2023, Chambers and Partners. She is also recognised as a notable practitioner in the Banking & Finance: Mid-Market section.

Kirsty joined us in 2019 from a large international firm where she was head of the UK banking and finance team.