James Dyson
Partner | Birmingham
"James is an exceptional lawyer and he is commercially astute. Working with James I know I will get the best possible advice that is both technical and commercial."
Chambers & Partners, 2025
Call: 0345 128 7995 Mobile: 0782 462 1843
About James
James specialises in advising funders and borrowers on banking and debt restructuring transactions. He is regularly involved in complex structured finance and corporate lending transactions, including leveraged buy-outs and general commercial lending.
James acts for many of the major banks and financial institutions in the UK, private equity houses and corporate borrowers.
James is listed as a Recommended Lawyer and recognised as a Leading Partner in The Legal 500 (2026 edition) in Banking and Finance. He is also ranked as a Leading Individual by Chambers & Partners (2026 edition).
Contact James
Call: 0345 128 7995
Mobile: 0782 462 1843
Notable work & expertise
- Advised Clydesdale Bank on the provision of acquisition finance and working capital facilities in support of the management buy-out of Vertik-Al and Ikon Aluminium.
- Advised private equity investor LDC and Away Resorts Limited on the refinance of the Away Resorts business by funds managed by Permira Debt Managers.
- Advised Cambridge & Counties Bank on its refinance of Hagley Road Properties Limited.
- Advised Frontier Development Capital on the provision of mezzanine financing to Badgemaster Group Limited.
- Advised Clydesdale Bank on its refinance of Penso Group.
- Advised SPI Energy on the refinance of its Cairnhill and Thompson solar projects with Santander Bank.
- Advised Finance Birmingham on the provision of mezzanine financing to Hills Numberplates Limited
Testimonials
"James Dyson, Very Commercial, professional and pragmatic."
The Legal 500, 2026
"Lee Clifford and James Dyson are absolutely stand-out partners in the Freeths practice. Lee and James provide a clear differentiation and make it...
The Legal 500, 2026
"James Dyson is excellent, popular and recognised."
Chambers & Partners, 2026
"James Dyson is very pragmatic, responsive and happy to discuss problems to come to effective solutions; he is very flexible, commercial and practi...
Chambers & Partners, 2026
"His knowledge and commerciality are exemplary, and his customer service is amazing."
Chambers & Partners, 2026
"James' responsiveness was exceptional. The other thing was the commerciality. James understood what the market looks like and was commercially pra...
Chambers & Partners, 2025
“He's very experienced and well respected.”
Chambers & Partners, 2024
“James is the best banking lawyer I have ever come across, with capabilities and expertise unrivalled in his market.”
Chambers & Partners, 2023
"James Dyson is attentive and has a high level of attention to detail. What makes James stand out is his commercial understanding both of what the...
The Legal 500, 2022
"He is very commercial and easy to deal with, I can have honest and open conversations with him."
Chambers & Partners, 2022
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