James Poyner

James Poyner has a strong background in legal counsel and fund structuring within the financial industry. James currently holds the position of Senior Legal Counsel at Bregal Investments, where they focus on fund and corporate matters related to various asset classes. James'sresponsibilities include structuring and establishing fund products, managing investor negotiations, and ongoing fund legal work.

Prior to their current role, Poyner worked at Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) as a Managing Director - Fund Structuring & Legal. Here, they gained experience in fund formation and corporate matters across multiple asset classes, including private debt, private equity, credit funds, infrastructure, CLOs, and multi strategy. James also managed investor negotiations and subscriptions, and performed contract reviews and corporate secretarial tasks.

Before working at ICG, Poyner was employed at Ashurst, where they worked in the securities and derivatives group. James'sresponsibilities included working on CLO issuances, derivative programs, and debt capital markets matters. James focused on EMIR matters, CLN and CLO issuances, and MTN programs for clients that included European, US, and Asian banking groups and asset managers.

Poyner began their career at Hogan Lovells as a Litigation Paralegal, gaining experience in litigation-related tasks.

Overall, James Poyner has demonstrated expertise in fund structuring, corporate matters, and legal counsel within the financial industry, building a strong foundation through their various roles.

James Poyner's education history begins in 2003 when they enrolled at Newcastle University. From 2003 to 2006, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography. After completing their undergraduate studies, James went on to attend BPP Law School. In 2008, they enrolled in the school's Graduate Diploma in Law program, which they completed in 2009. Following this, James continued their legal education at BPP Law School by undertaking the Legal Practice Course, which they finished in 2010. Throughout their education, James focused on the field of Law, as reflected in their degree names and the schools they attended.