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Corporate Lending & Leveraged Finance

As a lender or borrower, the increasing regulation of debt markets, combined with increasing sources of funding, poses challenges for your business. Lenders want to remain competitive without sacrificing contractual protections, while borrowers want to achieve the optimum balance of contractual flexibility and competitive pricing.

Our broad-based practice acting for many types of lenders and borrowers in the corporate and leveraged finance fields will ensure you meet these challenges. Our practice has been recognised by the Legal 500 as “commercial and responsive”, enabling us to deliver cost-effective advice that meets your timetables and requirements.

Clients come to us for advice on syndicated and bi-lateral loan documentation, syndicated and bi-lateral general corporate lending facilities, bespoke structured credit transactions, cross-border financings and security and loan portfolio sales and acquisitions.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "The team is accessible and brings practical experience, combining strong legal advice with commercial insight, to keep transactions on track."
    Chambers, 2026
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    "Good solid team that knows its market, manages deals well, is commercial and sensible to deal with.”"
    Legal 500, 2026
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    “The team is very responsive, knowledgeable and very easy to work with. They take a pragmatic approach and don't try and point score - they just work to deliver the deal the clients have agreed.”
    Legal 500, 2026
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    "The team stands out for its attention to detail, commercial acumen, rapid response times and excellent communication."
    Chambers, 2026
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    “The firm has excellent partner engagement, high-quality associates and an ability to very quickly understand our commercial position and deliver a solution that works.”
    Chambers UK 2022, Banking & Finance
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    "The team is highly responsive, provides practical advice, demonstrates a clear understanding of customer needs and delivers excellently drafted legal documents with strong attention to detail."
    Chambers, 2026

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