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Gordon Hay

Head of Banking & Finance, Scotland

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Gordon is head of Banking & Finance in Scotland. The CMS Banking and Finance Team is the largest in Scotland and has been top ranked by both Chambers and Legal 500 for a number of years.

Gordon has a been a partner for over 10 years and acts for banks and borrowers in relation to energy finance, real estate finance and general corporate lending. Gordon spent time on secondment at the Bank of Scotland’s Energy team and has a particular interest in all aspects of energy financing.

Awards & Recognitions

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"Highly commercial and pragmatic, and good at defining key issues and highlighting them to clients"

Chambers

Relevant experience

The Close Brothers Energy Team in financing over £400m of renewable energy projects.
HSBC plc in the provision of around £40m of facilities to one of Scotland’s largest private companies based in Scotland and operating internationally.
Clydesdale Bank plc in relation to a number of onshore wind and solar financing transactions.
HSBC plc in the £40m refinancing of a Scottish retail company.
An Aberdeen based upstream oil and gas company in relation to its £190,000,000 borrowing base revolving credit facility made available by a banking syndicate;
Santander plc in relation to the project financing of a large onshore English windfarm.

Memberships & Roles

Associate Member, The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland

Education

1999 - Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
1998 - LLB (Hons), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

sectors

Energy & Climate Change Oil & Gas

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News United Kingdom

CMS bolsters Energy sector offering with London partner appointment

02 Dec 2025 3 min read

News United Kingdom

CMS strengthens Energy sector offering with key partner appointment

25 Nov 2025 2 min read

Publication United Kingdom

InDebt

05 Feb 2025 1 min read