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Burges Salmon LLP matches ‘London standards’ and is ‘very strong in development finance’. It advised HSBC on a £80m syndicated property finance facility, and new client Julian Hodge Bank on its £69m mortgage portfolio sale. Richard Leeming ‘provides solutions and warrants a recommendation’. Patrick Cook’s arrival from Taylor Wessing LLP enhances the group’s restructuring capabilities.

Osborne Clarke has a ‘regionally based but national practice’. It acted for a club of five banks led by HSBC as agent on a £135m facility for Smiths News plc, and for Tribal Group on its £40m corporate facilities refinancing. Santander Corporate Banking and UNITE are new clients. Omar Al-Nuaimi heads the team.

Bond Pearce LLP’s Julian Kinsey ‘knows when to concede points and when to hold firm’, and Tony Woodward has ‘incredible knowledge of FSA matters and compliance’. The team advised Oman’s Authority for Electricity Regulation on reviewing cross-border project finance documentation.

Beachcroft's recent work includes advising Bank of Ireland on loan restructuring and refinancing. Stephen Metcalfe heads the group.

Richard Norton’s team at Charles Russell LLP gives ‘focused and professional’ advice and ‘interacts very effectively’ with clients. International transactions included advising on giving security in Gulf region countries such as Bahrain and Kuwait, and advising Clydesdale Bank on a £5m development agreement.

Clarke Willmott LLP’s Roger Seaton ‘always provides prompt and high-quality service’. The team advised M3 venture capitalists/Evergreen Real Estate Partners on acquisition funding of Extra Group, and HSBC on the Quantum Group City Centre redevelopment funding.

Rickerbys LLP advised an energy system operator on a €100m loan facility, and a savings bank on a counter guarantee as part of a finance-backed sale. Team head Tim Walker is ‘focused’ and ‘promptly available’.

TLT LLP advised Triodos Bank on renewable projects as well as property and corporate banking matters, and regularly advises Bank of Ireland and Barclays Bank. It is also newly appointed to The Co-operative Group panels. Peter Carney heads the team.

Ashfords LLP is ‘thorough in compliance issues’ and provides ‘excellent advice and guidance’. The group acted for National Australia Bank on a £30m project financing, and for Centrax Industries on a £50m refinancing. Clare Brewer heads the group.

Foot Anstey ‘deals effectively with sensitive situations’, with the ‘calm and highly assured’ Robin Brown leading on litigation and Richard Sutton leading on non-contentious matters. The team represented NatWest on a £3.7m development finance matter, and defended a major bank against a claim by a liquidator.

Lester Aldridge LLP’s work is of ‘unquestionable quality’. It advised a bank on a £1m subrogation claim, and represented a finance company regarding the recovery of a £1m secured guarantee liability. Jon Kelly provides ‘sound and pragmatic advice’, and Paula Mason adopts a ‘common-sense approach’.

Charles Maunder and Philip Ryley head the ‘committed’ team at Michelmores LLP, which offers ‘sound and commercial advice’. It acted for State Bank of India regarding a $25m letter of credit facility, and for ICICI Bank on a $87.5m loan to a Saudi Arabian company.

Veale Wasbrough Vizards’ David Emanuel ‘grasps situations and provides pragmatic advice’, and Steven McGuigan displays ‘efficiency and practicality’. The firm advised Santander on a £12m loan to Canford Healthcare Group, and HSBC on a £1.5m loan to Selwood Holdings.

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