Banking & Finance
Specialist pragmatic support for complex transactions
What is involved?
We understand that our clients need practical solutions. Our commercially minded team work for some of the biggest names in finance, including HSBC Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, Santander UK and The Royal Bank of Scotland. Using our legal-services we offer a range of specialist services tailored to support both funders and borrowers on banking and finance transactions.
Our experienced team is routinely involved in corporate banking, acquisition finance, structured finance, development finance, real estate finance, asset backed lending, invoice finance, restructuring, syndicated lending and finance litigation.
Our team is regularly involved in cross border finance transactions, supporting our UK borrower clients with the international elements of their banking and finance transactions.
Why choose Freeths?
- Our banking and finance team is ranked in the legal directories. This reflects the views of our clients who benefit from our extensive experience and pragmatic approach. The quality and volume of our solutions-based work in corporate, real estate and development finance is well recognised.
- Banking and finance transactions are partner led supported by teams of specialist lawyers depending on the circumstances of the transaction (tax, mergers & acquisitions, real estate etc.). This means our funder and borrower clients receive pragmatic solutions from an experienced, specialist team.
- Having a network of 12 offices across most regions of England & Wales means we have good contacts and strong representation with funders in the markets in which we operate. We also recognise that there can be regional differences across those markets.
- Our capable team provide pragmatic and straight-talking advice. Working with you, our commercially focussed advice is tailored to providing recommendations and not simply options.
Clients
- Ahli United Bank (UK)
- Allied Irish Bank
- Bank of Ireland
- Cambridge & Counties Bank
- Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks
- Habib Bank AG Zurich
- HSBC Bank
- ICG Longbow
- Santander UK
- Svenska Handelsbanken AB
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- Redwood Bank
Key contacts
Chris Freeston
National Head of Banking & Finance and Managing Partner - Nottingham
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Contact Us
Banking & Finance Lawyers
Chris Freeston
Managing Partner
0345 634 1725
Phil Baigent
Partner
0345 634 9799
James Dyson
Partner
0345 128 7995
Adam Edwards
Partner
0345 274 6909
Andy Francey
Partner
0345 166 6252
Ed Hall
Partner
0345 073 8559
John Heaphy
Partner
0345 634 9782
Katie Hillier
Partner
0345 073 8551
Luke Hopkins
Partner
0345 166 6317
Tom Johnson
Partner
0345 128 7974
Sarah Moore
Partner
0345 050 3697
Ben Moylan
Partner
0345 126 3758
Gillian Roberts
Partner
0345 050 3611
Richard Williams
Partner
0345 030 5737
Helen Jones
Director
0345 274 6912
Michelle Wilkinson
Director
0345 030 5853
Gary Richardson
Managing Associate
0345 128 7975
Daniel Meyer
Senior Associate
0345 404 4147
Anna Protheroe
Senior Associate
0345 128 6983
Amy Weir
Senior Associate
0345 404 1725
Charlotte Beddows
Associate
0345 404 1722
Rosie Browne
Associate
0345 126 4380
Louise Kelly
Associate
0345 050 3283
Isabel Protheroe
Associate
0186 578 1016
Daniel Seely
Associate
0345 030 5656
Billy Shaw
Associate
0345 634 9795
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- Advising Lloyds Bank on its financing of a £50 million expansion plan for a care home operator.
- Advising Santander UK on transactions in the healthcare sector with aggregate facilities in excess of £33 million.
- Advising Cambridge & Counties Bank on real estate finance transactions.
- Advising private equity clients, including Lloyds Development Capital, on the terms of acquisition finance and unitranch facilities in support of sponsor backed management buy-outs.
- Advising The Alumasc Group on its £30 million revolving credit, term and accordion facilities from HSBC Bank and Barclays Bank.
- Advising a household name public company on the restructuring of its financing arrangements with facilities in excess of £150 million.
- Acting for a FTSE-listed business on its £20 million syndicated facility.
- Advising West Register (part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group) on in excess of 100 transactions comprising a mix of development sites, partially completed sites and investments.
Client service
‘Doing the right thing’ is at the heart of Freeths. Find out more about our excellent client service and the strong set of values that guide the way we work.
Talk to us
Freeths are a leading national law firm with 13 offices across the UK. If you have a query about our services or just want to find out more, why not give us a call?
Contact: 03301 001 014