Banking and finance
Our banking and finance team builds close connections with clients by offering specialist, tailored advice to both borrowers and lenders.
We work with a full range of lenders—private and retail banks, financial institutions, alternative lenders (including private funding lines) and challenger banks. We also work with a wide range of borrowers, including corporates, funds, trusts, family offices and high net worth individuals.
With a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses and the markets they operate within, we are known for delivering clear, pragmatic solutions regardless of the level of complexity. Our expertise covers all aspects of banking and finance, with a particular focus on real estate finance as well as acquisition finance, asset-based lending, specialty finance and corporate lending. We work across practice groups within the firm, collaborating seamlessly with our commercial real estate, rural and residential property teams as well as our corporate and private wealth teams to provide a fully integrated service with exceptional results.
Our goal is to help our clients achieve their objectives whilst minimising legal risks and ensuring that all aspects of the transaction are handled efficiently and effectively, often becoming an extension of the client team and ultimately their trusted advisors.
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Real estate finance
We are well versed in real estate finance offering unparalleled expertise in navigating the complexities of each real estate transaction. We provide tailored legal advice and support to both lenders and borrowers and regularly advise clients on both investment and development financing secured against the full range of real estate.
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General lending
We advise clients (both individuals and corporates) on all of their general debt financing requirements including syndicated and bilateral loan agreements, intra-group loans, revolving facilities and security associated with such loans.
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Acquisition finance
We provide expert advice to lenders, investors, management teams, and corporate borrowers on all aspects of corporate acquisitions, management buyouts and refinancings.
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Specialty and asset-based finance
We advise borrowers and lenders on a diverse range of financings from bridge lending, borrowing base facilities, forward funding arrangements, loan on loan financings and specialty asset financings such as loans secured against valuable assets including vineyards and art collections.
Key experience
Real estate finance
Advising a family office on a circa £400 million project to develop an ultra-luxury West End hotel and linked apartments including acting on development financing and the flip to investment following practical completion.
General lending
Acting for an investor in relation to up to €90 million loan facilities provided to a European Steel business.
Acquisition finance
Acting for a borrower in relation to the acquisition of a private members club in Central London.
Specialty and asset-based finance
Advising an alternative lender as borrower in relation to securing £55 million of funding to assist in the creation of its pool of residential loans in the short-term real estate finance space.
Real estate finance
Advising an international hotel group on a multi-currency circa €230 million facility financing their hotel portfolio across multiple jurisdictions.
Specialty and asset-based finance
Acting for a manufacturing business in an amount of £10 million in relation to an asset backed loan with Cynergy Finance.
Real estate finance
Advising a corporate group on a £485 million refinancing of a major and complex mixed use development in the heart of the West End, the firm’s highest value refinancing to date.
Meet our team
Simon Collins
Partner, Head of Banking and Finance
Rowena Marshall
Partner, Banking and Finance
Helen Bravery
Counsel, Banking and Finance
Róisín Forde
Senior Associate, Banking and Finance
Catriona Hoyes
Senior Associate, Banking and Finance
Mark Berry
Associate, Banking and Finance
Shalini Karunananda
Associate, Banking and Finance
Zoe Oliver
Associate, Banking and Finance
Sonny Stewart
Associate, Banking and Finance