Sarah is a consultant in our Banking & Finance team with over 20 years of private practice and in-house experience in domestic and international markets. Before joining Acuity in early 2024, she worked in-house as Deputy General Counsel at British International Investment plc, the UK’s development finance institution, specialising in corporate lending and trade finance in emerging markets.
Sarah has advised Acuity’s clients on real estate and development finance transactions as well as general corporate finance, working for borrowers and lenders.
Her career includes practice at two Magic Circle firms in London, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam. During nine years in Amsterdam, she gained broad experience advising lenders and borrowers in leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated lending (including a secondment to ABN AMRO’s loan syndications team), receivables, trade finance, and bespoke finance products. She is also experiences in restructuring and insolvency, covering administrations, receiverships, and turnarounds.
*Sarah Smit is a Consultant at Acuity Law working on a self-employed basis*
