Bank lending experience

  • Bank of Scotland - advising the bank on its Radial Distribution Fund joint venture with Warner Estate Holdings Plc on its acquisition of three large distribution warehouses for £41 million.
  • Bank of Scotland - advising on its £293 million Agora Shopping Centre Fund joint venture with Warner Estate Holdings Plc on the £85 million acquisition of Birkenhead's Grange Shopping Centre from Performance Shopping Centres.
  • Capmark Bank Europe - advised one of the largest global commercial mortgage servicing portfolios with more than £350 billion in loans operating in North America, Europe and Asia.
  • De Lage Landen Ireland - advised in relation to an invoice discounting facility for the Premier Foods group.
  • GML Holdings - advising on its acquisition of Russian trade debt including a detailed analysis of non-sovereign distressed debt and the potential for recovery.
  • HSBC - advising in relation to facilities to borrowers providing delicatessen supplies to major supermarkets. 
  • HSBC - advising in connection with facilities to borrower to acquire Patisserie Valerie Group.
  • HSH - advising on a US$ 700 million facility to Teekay Corporation to acquire 50% of share capital of OMI Group. 
  • Rabobank International - advising on a range of financing facilities for oil traders.
  • Royal Bank of Scotland - advising on the £88 million refinancing of the Alpha Plus Group, one of the UK's largest private education groups with 17 schools in its portfolio.
  • Shari'a compliant structures - advising various debt providers in connection with a number of Islamic finance transactions, structured using Ijara principles.
  • ICICI Bank - advice on US$70 million loan facility for Raj West Power Company Ltd (India).

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