Sarah Seed

Partner

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What can I do for you

Sarah is a specialist in debt capital markets, with a particular emphasis on the not-for-profit and public sectors. Her work includes helping universities, colleges, independent schools and other charitable bodies issue publicly listed and privately placed bonds. Sarah also advises her clients on debt facilities and reorganisations, security arrangements and derivatives.

What do others say

Sarah and her team were named  a "Standout" submission at the FT Innovative Lawyers awards in 2018, for their work on assisting Cambridge Building Society issue a form of regulatory capital on a private, unlisted basis to the local authority pension fund. The award recognised that the innovative structure could be used as a template for other small building societies.

Supporting your ambitions

One of Sarah's significant highlights involved working with the University of Northampton, on the financing of its new campus at Waterside in the centre of Northampton. This project involved issuing a publicly listed bond, as well as taking loans from the County and City Councils, all of which were guaranteed by HM Treasury through the Infrastructure UK scheme. The complex financing arrangements had to complete simultaneously and dovetail with completion of the disposal of the existing campus and purchase of the new site. This was a transformational project for the client and for Northampton.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”