We have an exceptional track record in assisting clients in all aspects of finance work and guiding them through the industry’s ever-changing legal landscape. Our specialist banking lawyers are able to advise on the structuring, documentation and negotiation of all aspects of transactional work (including the taking and enforcement of security and the regulation of financial services).

The work undertaken by our Banking & Finance practice includes:

Acquisition Finance

We advise major banks and other debt providers, as well as corporate borrowers and private equity investors in the structuring and documentation of leveraged buyouts, public-to-privates, bid financing, investment grade financing and other acquisition-related financing transactions.

Asset Finance

We advise clients on the acquisition, finance, leasing, maintenance and sale of a range of asset types, including aircraft, manufacturing equipment and ships.Our Asset Finance practice is characterised by high value complex transactions, often with cross-border input and several layers of financing and legal structures.

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Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency

We advise financial institutions and other creditors, insolvency practitioners, company directors and shareholders on strategies for corporate recovery and all aspects of insolvency procedures, as well as pre-insolvency considerations on such matters as wrongful trading and directors' duties.

Our contentious insolvency team advises on the duties and responsibilities of the insolvency practitioner in the circumstances of litigation and on all forms of court application, sanctions, directions and the overturning of transactions.

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General Banking

We advise clients on general finance advice for corporate lending (both bilateral and syndicated), refinancing, subordination and inter-creditor issues, guarantees, indemnities and performance bonds, lease, contract hire, conditional sale and hire purchase facilities, security issues and other general banking matters.

Project Finance

We advise banks, financial institutions and funds, export credit agencies, multi-laterals, corporates, government agencies and sovereign states on the procurement, structuring, risk management and documentation for a range of infrastructure projects covering the following main sectors:

• transport infrastructure, including ports, airports, roads and road management
• water networks and desalination
• oil and gas, upstream and downstream
• power, including renewable
• waste, waste-to-energy and waste management
• education and health

Property Finance

We advise banks, other financial institutions and corporate borrowers on the financing or refinancing of the acquisition, investment or development of real property assets, the transfer of large property portfolios and other property-related structured financing transactions.

Trade Finance

We advise on factoring and invoice discounting in connection with general working capital facilities or other more complex acquisition structures. We also advise on documentary letters of credits, standby letters of credit, performance bonds and on all aspects of international trade finance.