Simon David Knight

Simon has worked as a lawyer in Iceland since 2007, having previously worked for an international firm in London and the UAE. Simon is dual-qualified in both England & Wales and Iceland. Simon’s practice focuses primarily on financial and corporate law as well as property and construction.

• Advised Bakkastakkur slhf. and Icelandic pension funds on the restructuring of project finance for the PCC BakkiSilicon silicon plant.

• Advised Kvika banki on the development of its payments business, including the acquisition of a part of Valitor’s merchant portfolio.
• Advised Aptos LLC on its acquisition of LS Retail.

• Banking
• Financial restructuring
• M&A
• Project development
• Project finance

• Banking
• Energy
• Financial services
• Natural resources
• Real estate

• MA (Cantab), University of Cambridge (2007).

• Legal Practice Course, BPP London (2005).
• BA (law), University of Cambridge (2003).