The Banking and Finance Group provides advice to many UK and International banks, building societies and corporate clients. The Banking and Finance Group is split into three distinct teams:-

 

1         Property Finance;

2         Acquisition Finance; and

3         Project Finance. 

We act on finance deals ranging from sub - £1,000,000 to in excess of £25,000,000. 

In addition to our specialist teams we also provide more general banking advice to in-house legal teams, credit documentation teams, corporate clients, private individuals and relationship managers.

 

Due to our strong and extensive corporate and property client base, we also have the opportunity of working alongside some very sophisticated and very demanding purchasers of financial services. This gives us a crucial insight and understanding of what these organisations require from their funders and this is one of the factors that sets us apart from our competitors as it ensures that we provide expert and efficient transaction management. We are on the panels of many major banks and this has allowed us to understand how they approach their customers and this enables us to deliver a “bespoke” service which is specifically aimed at their requirements. The Banking and Finance Group draws upon the combined expertise of our banking, property and corporate practices (together with all the necessary supporting practices). 

 

We act for:

  • Most major UK banks;
  • Other funders e.g. building societies, foreign banks, providers of sub-prime finance;
  • Corporate and commercial clients who need to utilise debt finance in order to finance specific projects and their day to day operations;
  • Developers;
  • Funds which invest directly/in-directly in real estate;
  • Residential housing associations;
  • Operators and owners of retail and leisure operations; and
  • Investors in real estate (residential, commercial and agricultural;

Our clients include:

  • Royal Bank of Scotland plc;
  • Allied Irish Bank;
  • Clydesdale Bank plc;
  • Bank of Scotland;
  • HSBC Bank plc;
  • Lloyds TSB Bank plc;
  • Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank;
  • Svenska Handelsbanken;
  • Bank of Ireland; and
  • Co-operative Bank plc

We have been "recommended" in the 2011 Edition of the Legal 500 for our work.