Shameer Shah
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Shameer Shah

Partner

Email

shameer.shah@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5143

Offices

London

V-CARD
Shameer advises clients across private credit, major investment banks and other financial institutions on domestic and cross-border leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, as well as having deep experience on capital solutions transactions.

Shameer is ranked as a leading practitioner by Chambers UK 2026 for Leveraged Finance and by Legal 500 UK 2026 for Acquisition Finance.

His clients say "Shameer is clearly a rising star. He is technically adept as well as being pragmatic. Clients trust him to get the deal done in a constructive and efficient way".

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • The lenders on Warburg Pincus’ acquisition of Network Plus.
  • The lenders on the financing supporting Ardian’s strategic investment in the Diot-Siaci Group.
  • Ares, Carlyle and other financing sources in connection with the debt financing package provided to OneAdvanced, a BC Partners and Vista Equity Partners portfolio company.
  • The lenders on Montagu's acquisition of Multifonds, as well as the refinancings of portfolio companies, Janes and Wireless Logic.
  • The lenders on Onex’s acquisitions of Fischbach KG, TES Global and Acacium Group as well as subsequent refinancings and recapitalisations.
  • The lenders on Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ acquisitions of AAB, The Clear Group, Groupe Crystal SA, Oikos, Aston Lark, as well as the best efforts refinancing of portfolio company, LRQA.
  • PIMCO and other lenders on the refinancing of debt facilities for Grupo PRISA, a Spanish media conglomerate.
  • The lenders on the financing supporting Cairngorm Capital’s acquisition of City Energy.
  • BlackRock on the debt and equity financing arrangements with Razor Group and its subsidiaries.
  • The lenders on Advent's take private bids for Sobi and STADA Arzneimittel, as well as the acquisition of Zentiva.
  • The lenders on the recurring revenue financing supporting the acquisition of Adcubum AG by TA Associates.
  • The initial purchasers and arrangers on Travelodge’s offering of GBP330m senior secured notes due 2028 and EUR250m senior secured floating rate notes due 2028, and on a super senior RCF.
  • Blackstone Credit on a variety of its investments, including the financing aspects of Lone Star Funds’ EUR3.17bn acquisition of BASF’s Construction Chemicals business.
  • Oaktree, Centerbridge Partners, Cross Ocean Partners, Barings LLC and Canyon Capital Partners LLC on the GBP400m refinancing and upsizing of the existing credit facilities of the Odeon Cinemas group.
  • The lenders on the financing supporting the acquisition of Maxbet by Novalpina.
  • The lenders on the debt and equity rescue financing of Icelandic Water.

Published Work

  • Shah. S (2023) “Excess Cash Flow: time to sweep it under the carpet?”, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 
  • Shah. S (2019) “Considerations for calculating additional debt capacity: no longer just a fixed number”, Lexis Nexis
  • Shah. S (2018) “A closer look at the invocation of market flex rights”, Lexis Nexis

Recognition

“Shameer is clearly a rising star. He is technically adept as well as being pragmatic. Clients trust him to get the deal done in a constructive and efficient way.”
Chambers UK – Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
“We really like him; he's really good, user-friendly and efficient.”
Chambers UK – Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket

Awards

  • ‘Leading Individual’, Chambers and Partners UK, Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket, 2026.
  • ‘Key Lawyer’, Legal 500 UK, Finance: Acquisition Finance, 2026.
  • ‘Leading Individual’, Chambers and Partners UK, Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket, 2025. 
  • ‘Key Lawyer’, Legal 500 UK, Finance: Acquisition Finance, 2025.
  • ‘Up and Coming’, Chambers and Partners UK, Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket, 2024.
  • ‘Key Lawyer’, Legal 500 UK, Finance: Acquisition Finance, 2024.
  • ‘Up and Coming’, Chambers and Partners UK, Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket, 2023.
  • ‘Key Lawyer’, Legal 500 UK, Finance: Acquisition Finance and Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans, 2023.

Qualifications

Admissions

England & Wales, 2010

Academic

LL.B, Bachelor of Laws, Kings College London, 2006
Legal Practice Course, Kaplan Law School, 2008

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.