Faye Garvey > Dentons > Milton Keynes, England > Lawyer Profile

The ‘very approachable and highly capable‘ Milton Keynes-based team at Dentons handles the full range of bilateral acquisitions and Islamic financing mandates for both borrowers and lenders. Practice head Christopher Colclough often advises domestic and international lenders on acquisition financing issues regarding retail and office spaces. Robert Wyatt leads the real estate finance team, and regularly acts for high street banks in real estate financings, while Faye Garvey maintains a leveraged finance-focused practice and primarily assists international lenders with syndicated lending matters. Associate Matthew Exton acts for a variety of borrowers in the automotive, infrastructure and insurance sectors.

Christopher Colclough and Sarah Lima jointly lead the Milton Keynes-based group at Dentons. The team leverages the firm’s international network to advise large companies, most notably Airwair (Dr. Martens) and Sainsbury’s Group. Colclough heads up the corporate side of the practice, and often handles cross-border transactions, and Faye Garvey primarily focuses on private M&A and joint ventures. Senior associate Ryan Chia advises public sector clients on management buy-outs and company formations. Nick Harrison left the practice in November 2022.