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Rachel Dawson

Solicitor

Rachel Dawson Web

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Biography

Rachel is a solicitor in the banking & finance team. She advises both lenders and borrowers on a broad range of finance transactions. She divides her time between the Exeter and Bristol offices.

Rachel has both conventional and Islamic finance experience, having advised clients on a variety of international infrastructure and energy finance transactions, asset finance transactions and corporate finance transactions involving export credit agencies.

Rachel trained at a magic circle firm in London and upon qualification joined another magic circle firm in the United Arab Emirates. She was also an associate at K&L Gates in Dubai where she lived for 10 years. Rachel joined Ashfords in 2025 after a career break to raise her young family.

Relevant experience

Rachel's previous experience includes advising:

  • the lender syndicate in relation to a US$97mn financing facility to establish a steel foundry in the UAE;
  • a Qatari Islamic financial institution in relation to a EUR41mn murabaha refinancing granted to an Austrian industrial company;
  • an Abu Dhabi based bank in relation to a US$100mn term loan facility;
  • the lenders in relation to a SAR7.2bn refinancing of an international airline for its existing portfolio of 26 aircraft;
  • the ECAs and commercial lenders in relation to a refinery project in Turkey;
  • an investment management firm in relation to a US$22mn term loan facility; and
  • an investment company in relation to a term loan facility to a Cayman entity guaranteed by a UAE based healthcare provider.

Specialisms

Banking & Finance

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