Banking & Finance
From high-value acquisitions to cross-border refinancings, the Banking & Finance team supports clients through every stage of the deal cycle.
We act for both lenders and borrowers, from UK and international banks to alternative lenders, corporates, family offices and litigation funders. Whether it is acquisition finance, real estate finance, corporate borrowing, or specialist funding arrangements, we bring precision and pragmatism to every transaction. Our work spans the full spectrum of debt financing, including advising on secured and unsecured loans, guarantees and intercreditor and subordination arrangements.
We guide clients from the initial stages of structuring transactions through to negotiating and agreeing the principal documentation and ensuring that the final conditions to completion are satisfied. At each stage, we endeavour to provide clear, commercial advice to our clients to help them achieve a successful outcome.
We work closely with colleagues across the firm, including, in particular, the Corporate, Insolvency, and Real Estate teams, to provide committed, seamless support and advice, and we frequently partner with our international network to manage transactions requiring cross-border expertise. From bilateral loans for growing businesses to high-value, multi-jurisdictional financings, we adapt as required to support our clients with achieving their legal and commercial objectives.
We guide clients from the initial stages of structuring transactions through to negotiating and agreeing the principal documentation and ensuring that the final conditions to completion are satisfied. At each stage, we endeavour to provide clear, commercial advice to our clients to help them achieve a successful outcome.
We work closely with colleagues across the firm, including, in particular, the Corporate, Insolvency, and Real Estate teams, to provide committed, seamless support and advice, and we frequently partner with our international network to manage transactions requiring cross-border expertise. From bilateral loans for growing businesses to high-value, multi-jurisdictional financings, we adapt as required to support our clients with achieving their legal and commercial objectives.
Our recent matters include:
- Advising the buyers on financing for the acquisition of a well-known high-street beauty chain, rescuing the brand from administration.
- Acting for a US debt funder on a series of senior refinancing and acquisition financings.
- Advising a litigation funder on the development of its investment portfolio.
- Acting for lenders on a leveraged loan facility secured against 16 newly built houses in Slough, structured to meet bespoke occupancy arrangements for Local Authority tenants.
- Advising a leading European landlord on a £35.5m facility from Rothschild & Co to acquire an ultra-luxury residential portfolio.
- Acting for the lender on a £29m refinance and planning payment facility secured against mixed freehold and leasehold properties in Aldgate East.
- Advising the borrower on a £19m development financing for the conversion of Grade II-listed buildings into luxury modern homes in West London.
- Acting for the English borrower of a global shipping and real estate group on an £11m financing to acquire high-value commercial property in Hampstead.
- Advising sellers on deferred consideration and earn-outs payable via convertible loan notes in a £15.2m sale to a Danish private equity group.
- Drafting a full suite of template loan documents (LMA-based) for a pan-European private credit and real estate manager with €110bn AUM, covering real estate loans ranging from £10m to £300m.
- Advising the borrower on an £11.8m Islamic financing from the Bank of London and the Middle East Plc, secured against student housing in Kingston.
What we do best:
- Full-spectrum debt financing expertise
Advising on secured and unsecured loans, guarantees and intercreditor and subordination arrangements.
- Acting for a diverse client base
Trusted by UK and international banks, alternative lenders, corporates, family offices, and litigation funders.
- End-to-end deal support
Guiding clients from structuring and heads of terms through to final conditions and completion.
- Specialist in complex transactions
Delivering clear, pragmatic advice on acquisition finance, real estate finance, corporate borrowing, and more specialist funding structures.
