Sheba Raza is an associate in the London office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Sheba joined Conyers in 2007. Sheba has a wide ranging practice acting for financial institutions, insurance companies and general corporate clients and advises on a variety of corporate and finance matters including AIM listings, corporate restructurings, segregated account company issues as well as general banking, aircraft finance, insurance related financing Islamic finance and structured finance.

Professional Background

• Corporate lawyer, Nabarro
• General corporate/banking/acquisition finance lawyer, White & Case LLP, London (including secondments with the Global Loans team at Barclays Capital, London and Loan Syndications & Trading Desk at BNP Paribas S.A, London)
• General banking/acquisition finance lawyer, Milbank Hadley Tweed & McCloy LLP, London

Education

• University of Amsterdam, LLM, International and European Trade Law (Distinction), 2004
• London School of Economics & Political Science, LLB Laws (2:1), 1996

Bar Admissions

• England & Wales, Solicitor, 1999 (not currently practising)
• Registered associate with Bermuda Bar, 2007

Industry Associations

• Law Society of England & Wales

Language

Hindi, Urdu

Articles

• BMA Publishes Shariah-Compliant Funds Guidance Notes
• Positively Offshore
• London Stock Exchange Launches New Specialist Funds Market

Deals & Cases

• Conyers advises on $4.5bn financing for Reynolds Group acquisition of Graham Packaging - September 2011
• Conyers advises Credit Suisse on US$5 billion acquisition financing package – November 2010
• Conyers advises on US$750million loan facility for London-listed insurer Hiscox - July 2010
• Conyers advises on EUR1 billion senior secured notes offering by listed global paper-based packaging company, Smurfit Kappa Group plc – November 2009
• Conyers advises on amendments to Validus Group US$100 million mezzanine loan facility - November 2009