Sukh Ahark > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

RPC
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England

Work Department

Corporate – Banking and finance.

Position

Sukh heads RPC’s banking and finance team and handles a wide variety of financing transactions, acting for a core client base of banks, financial institutions, corporate borrowers, fund managers, corporate trustees, individuals and pension funds. A significant part of his work involves advising on international transactions with a cross-border element. Sukh advises on acquisition financing, real estate finance (both investment and development), investment funds, private equity investment, hedging, securitisation, project finance (including renewable energy financing), receivables financing and structured finance. His team also has experience in advising on the contingent asset arrangements for final salary pensions schemes, working alongside the pensions group, and on complex regulatory matters, acting alongside the regulatory group.

Career

Solicitor at Herbert Smith 1996-2001; solicitor at Hammonds 2001-2003; partner at Hammonds 2003-2010; partner at Davenport Lyons 2010-2013; partner at RPC 2013.

Languages

Punjabi, Hindi.

Education

Caludon Castle School; Queen Mary’s College, Univisity of London (LLB Hons) (1994), College of Law London (1995) and University of Warwick (LLM) (1996).

Leisure

Football; theatre; travel.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans

RPC‘s team of ‘experts in bank lending‘ is led by Sukh Ahark, who is known for his ‘excellent client and matter management skills‘. He works alongside recently promoted partner Edward Colville, who also leads the firm’s insurance finance practice. Key client sectors include retail and leisure, technology and insurance – the team has recently been advising AIG on financing arrangements encompassing multiple facilities from six international banks.