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Niall’s finance practice developed through early specialisation in banking and asset finance, complemented by further experience in funds management and financial regulation. Throughout his career, he has focused on detailed, transaction driven work that sits at the intersection of legal documentation, commercial objectives and asset value. His experience includes roles at Blake Morgan, REN Legal, Brooks Macdonald Asset Management and Triple Point Investment Management, as well his corporate and finance practice at Spencer West. Across these positions, Niall has advised on financing structures, investment matters, regulatory issues, corporate transactions and the practical governance considerations that affect businesses and investment organisations.
Qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2018 and Northern Ireland in 2026, Niall holds an LLM and an LLB (Hons). He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and an Associate Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society. These professional affiliations reflect the breadth of his work across securities, investment, aviation and finance related matters, and reinforce a career built around understanding how legal requirements, regulatory expectations and commercial priorities connect within sophisticated transactions.
Niall’s practice spans aircraft and asset finance, structured and leveraged finance, real estate finance, trade finance and asset-backed lending. He has particular experience advising clients operating in the financial services, technology and renewable energy sectors, where transactions frequently involve multiple jurisdictions, specialised assets, investment structures and evolving regulatory requirements.
He acts for lenders, lessors, private equity and venture capital investors, high-net-worth individuals, trading businesses and investment vehicles on a broad range of financing and asset-based transactions. His work includes drafting and negotiating finance documentation, structuring and enforcing security arrangements, facilitating cross-border asset acquisitions and transfers, and advising on liquidity solutions and regulatory considerations.
Niall is particularly recognised for his expertise in bespoke security structures and complex cross-border transactions. He regularly advises on security creation, perfection and enforcement strategies, as well as the practical allocation of risk between lenders, borrowers, investors and other stakeholders.
A distinguishing feature of Niall’s practice is the breadth of his commercial experience. In addition to private practice, he has held senior in-house roles encompassing funds management, financial regulation, data protection and corporate advisory matters. This enables him to deliver advice that is not only legally robust but also commercially informed, helping clients navigate the wider strategic, regulatory and operational considerations that often arise alongside financing transactions.
Niall has advised on a broad range of high-value and technically complex finance, investment and asset-backed transactions across multiple sectors and jurisdictions.
His recent experience includes advising a Luxembourg-based venture capital trust on commercial venture debt facilities, including a £10 million term loan and the amendment and restatement of a £15 million facility. He has also supported technology-sector portfolio companies with debt and liquidity solutions and advised a private equity-backed international renewable energy group on its expansion into the United Kingdom, including associated financing and security arrangements.
Niall’s investment funds experience includes establishing a purpose-driven investment fund with commitments exceeding £100 million for a UK investment manager to facilitate collective investment into renewable energy projects. He has also advised an international wealth management group on the development of a defensive capital fund, including the preparation and ongoing maintenance of its investment management documentation and prospectus.
In the aviation and transport sectors, Niall has advised on the acquisition, leasing, management, sale and transfer of aircraft portfolios comprising both rotary and fixed-wing assets across more than 100 jurisdictions. He has also acted for an ultra-high-net-worth individual in relation to the management, chartering, sale, deregistration and transfer of a private AW139 helicopter.
His wider transactional experience includes drafting and maintaining commercial lending and security documentation for a UK high street bank, advising on the purchase of a $700 million superyacht and the related management, survey and valuation arrangements, and acting on the sale of a $1.3 billion equity stake in one of the world’s largest commercial helicopter operators.
These engagements reflect the breadth of Niall’s practice, combining expertise in structured finance, investment funds, asset finance and secured lending with extensive experience of complex cross-border transactions involving sophisticated assets and investment structures.
Niall’s aviation finance experience is especially relevant for clients involved in aircraft acquisition, leasing and transfers. These transactions often involve valuable assets, multiple jurisdictions and detailed considerations around ownership, security, registration, enforcement and contractual obligations. His early focus on aircraft and asset finance, supported by his affiliation with the Royal Aeronautical Society, strengthens his ability to advise on both the legal and commercial considerations involved in aviation matters.
Alongside aviation, his work in structured and leveraged finance supports clients where funding involves layered risk, tailored repayment outcomes, investor participation, or security arrangements that must be carefully negotiated. His trade finance and asset backed lending experience also supports clients seeking funding linked to receivables, equipment, property, inventory and other assets. In each case, the value of the legal advice depends not only on precise drafting, but also on understanding how the transaction is designed to operate in practice.
The UK finance market is shaped by ongoing reform, sustainability linked finance and cross border enforcement considerations. These factors continue to influence how deals are structured and documented. Questions around lender obligations, ESG linked covenants, security perfection and enforcement can all affect how effectively a financing works and how much value it protects. Niall’s combined experience across finance, funds, regulation and in house work equips him to address these challenges while keeping a clear focus on clients’ commercial goals.
He also advises on reverse factoring and other supply chain finance structures intended to support liquidity. These matters require careful attention to payment flows, contractual relationships, counterparty exposure and applicable regulatory constraints. This experience complements his wider work for growth businesses, investment managers and financing parties that need practical solutions to funding and liquidity pressures.
Niall’s inclusion as an Exclusive Member is based on a combination of specialist knowledge, transaction experience and commercial judgement. Modern legal work often requires advisers who can operate across disciplines and jurisdictions without losing sight of the client’s immediate priorities. Niall has acted as sole transactional counsel for trading businesses and investment vehicles on complex cross border mandates, coordinating the work needed to move transactions forward efficiently.
His in house experience further strengthens his profile. Time spent within asset and investment management organisations has shown him the expectations clients face beyond a single agreement. Investment and trading businesses must balance commercial pressures, internal governance, regulatory responsibilities and the need to execute deals within realistic timeframes. This perspective informs how he drafts, negotiates and allocates risk, and helps him explain technical points clearly so clients can make confident decisions.
Niall’s working style is described as clear, accessible, calm and collaborative. He is used to handling matters from documentation through completion and post completion administration. When transactions involve complex financing structures or multiple competing interests, he focuses on putting legal risk into commercial terms and finding solutions that protect value while meeting the needs of lenders, investors and operating businesses.
Global Law Experts Exclusive Members are expected to demonstrate meaningful expertise in their chosen fields and to deliver effective advice to clients facing sophisticated legal challenges. Niall’s finance practice reflects that standard through the range of matters he handles, the sectors he works in, and the depth he brings from both private practice and in house environments. His experience includes bespoke venture debt, green energy investment, aircraft finance, commercial lending documentation, security matters, fund related work and cross border asset transactions.
His broad background also allows him to support clients at different points in their development. Growth stage technology businesses may need debt liquidity solutions or help navigating financing documentation. Private equity and venture capital investors may require advice on investment vehicles, security or portfolio company funding. Lenders may need support on commercial arrangements, enforcement protections and cross border perfection. Family offices and high net worth individuals may seek guidance on asset backed structures and high value transactions. Niall’s capability suits these varied needs because it combines technical finance knowledge with an understanding of the environment in which legal advice will be applied.
Niall’s work in renewable energy and green investment structures also reflects the changing nature of finance. Increasingly, businesses and investors expect funding arrangements to align with sustainability objectives, investment mandates and contractual commitments linked to environmental outcomes. His experience in establishing a purpose driven fund for green energy investment, and advising an international green energy group backed by private equity, provides a strong foundation for finance and security work in this sector.
Technology and innovation led businesses also benefit from his integrated approach. These clients often operate across borders, require flexibility in funding, and deal with fast moving commercial circumstances. Advice on debt, liquidity, security and investment therefore needs to be responsive as well as technically robust. Niall’s work with technology sector portfolio companies and his experience acting for investment vehicles position him well to support financial stakeholders through change.
Niall Daws’ enrolment as an Exclusive Member of Global Law Experts recognises a finance lawyer whose experience spans banking, asset finance, aviation, funds, investment management, structured finance and cross border transactions. His qualifications, professional memberships and record of private practice and in house work provide a strong basis for advising clients across the United Kingdom and on international matters connected to UK transactions.
For lenders, investors, businesses and individuals seeking support with sophisticated financing arrangements, Niall offers a blend of specialist capability and practical commercial judgement. He understands the importance of clear documentation, robust security, effective risk allocation and efficient execution. At the same time, he is able to consider the wider regulatory, governance, investment and operational issues that determine whether a financing structure will work successfully in practice.
Global Law Experts welcomes Niall Daws as an Exclusive Member and recognises his contribution to the finance legal market in the United Kingdom. His ability to advise across complex financing structures, high value assets, investment vehicles and cross border transactions strengthens the network’s access to commercially focused legal expertise. Through his work, Niall continues to support clients seeking to manage risk, facilitate growth, protect asset value and achieve practical outcomes in demanding finance matters.
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