Ms Imogen Holland > Ward Hadaway LLP > Newcastle upon Tyne, England > Lawyer Profile

Ward Hadaway LLP’s corporate tax team is acclaimed for advising entrepreneurial hi-tech companies on structuring, investment and exit planning. Other teams in the firm, such as the private client department, collaborate with the corporate tax practitioners on IHT issues and employee share ownership schemes. Paul Christian is often active on corporate-related tax, while Richard Butts and Imogen Holland act on private equity funded transactions, exits, buy and build strategies, as well as management incentive schemes. Nicole Axon is also key.

Noted as a ‘down to earth team’ which has ‘excellent knowledge of lending requirements’, Ward Hadaway LLP’s Newcastle-based banking and finance team advises a range of clients, including institutional lenders, fund managers, public sector lenders, private individuals and charities, on corporate and leveraged lending structures, asset backed lending and real estate finance. The firm also assists non-bank lenders and debt funds with development and growth capital investment. Team head Imogen Holland is a key contact for private equity and venture capital-backed borrowers, who seek advice on private equity transactions and structuring priorities; he also works on acquisition and real estate finance mandates. High street banks and funders call upon Simon Errington for support on property finance, development finance and investment portfolios. Associate Rosemary Moore is a key support in the team.

Imogen Holland heads up the banking and finance team at Ward Hadaway LLP in Leeds. Key areas of expertise include acquisition finance, development funding and security structures, with the firm also fielding a strong real estate finance practice. The team also has a growing practice advising non-bank lenders and debt funds. Lucinda Peters is another key team member, with notable strength advising clearing banks and corporate borrowers on property portfolio acquisitions. Kathryn Walters left the firm in August 2023.