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At ‘first-class firm’ Mills & Reeve LLP, the ‘responsive, flexible and efficient’ team documented £48m in loan facilities for RBS in 2011. The ‘professional, accessible and patient’ William Roles, Laura Holdaway and Zak Virgin are recommended alongside Sarah Seed and Matthew Howling, who ‘take a proactive and commercial approach’.

The ‘always responsive’ team at Birketts LLP has ‘excellent knowledge of structures’, and acted for Lloyds TSB Commercial in a £90m refinancing, while other clients include Santander UK and HSBC. The ‘realistic’ Mark Henry has ‘excellent commercial knowledge’.

In 2011, Hewitsons LLP advised The Co-operative Bank on funding a £4.2m new hotel development; Santander UK on large MBO and refinancing deals; and many private investors on secured lending transactions.

‘Very approachable, offering sound advice’, Steeles Law LLP’s Nigel Lubbock and James Tarling advised on ten deals totalling £50m in 2011, including redrafting a complex £25m inter-creditor agreement.

Taylor Vinters ‘provides high-quality advice to lenders and borrowers’, and recently advised a hedge fund on a £22m revolving credit facility. James Allen, Steven Beach and Kathrin McClintock feature in a team that counts Triple Point LLP among its new clients.

Ashton KCJ’s Ron Clare is ‘meticulous, helpful, hands-on and willing to put in extra effort’. Edward O’Rourke and Luke Hibbert are ‘approachable and helpful’; associate Genie Barham has ‘excellent personal skills, patience and experience’. Highlights included a £4.6m bank security deal for Handelsbanken.

Howes Percival LLP provides ‘consistently good, helpful advice at fair rates’. Tessa Haskey is ‘personable, helpful and has excellent knowledge’, and Robert Colman is ‘consistently thorough and efficient’. Clients include Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank.

Leathes Prior benefits from Paul Warman’s niche banking expertise. The firm is on the Lloyds Banking Group panel.

Penningtons Solicitors LLP recently hired Helen Drayton from Hewitsons LLP, where she built a solid track record on financing deals and a reputation as a partner who ‘maintains good control’ of her practice.

The ‘knowledgeable and proactive’ Keith Vincent at Prettys is noted for his ‘excellent service, quick responses and competitive fees’.

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