Jonathan advises lenders, borrowers and other stakeholders on a wide variety of finance transactions across Europe, the United States, Asia and the Middle East. Jonathan has also worked on a number of high profile restructurings involving bonds and bank debt and his clients include funds, joint venture vehicles, corporates, banks and corporate trustees.
He is popular with clients for his commercial awareness and forms a key part of the firm's banking team, which is characterised by its high quality and commercial approach.
Jonathan's recent high-profile instructions include acting for a syndicate of lenders on the £750 million refinancing of The Langham Estate, acting for Wells Fargo on a high value financing for the acquisition of a portfolio of UK supermarket assets and acting on a complex tax-driven financial and corporate restructuring for a family of HNWIs secured on UK real estate.
Jonathan has recently acted across a number of market leading and innovative bond restructuring transactions and has advised corporate trustees on a range of enforcement scenarios and distressed situations.
Jonathan has also played a key role in developing the firm's real estate fund clients over recent years (acting on many real estate financings for funds managed by Schroders) and in expanding the firm’s client base generally. Jonathan also leads the firm's relationships with The NatWest Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Bank Leumi (UK) plc, BACB plc and Ocorian.
“Jon Proctor is adaptable to dealing with different types of customers. Always takes the time to talk points through and is very commercial. As well as giving his thoughts, he always comes up with solutions too.”
The Legal 500 UK 2022