Appleby‘s counsel is sought by lenders in relation to both new money deals and the refinancing of existing facilities, with the practice offering expertise in real estate, fund and acquisition financing matters. Heading the practice is Jersey managing partner James Gaudin, a specialist in the structuring of both fund and real estate facilities. Simon Felton is noted for his ability to advise private credit lenders, in addition to assisting buyers looking to procure acquisition or real estate facilities. Daniel Healy is noted for both his fund and real estate financing work, in addition to providing expertise on Islamic financing arrangements.
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Key clients
- HSBC Innovation Bank Limited
- Ashby Capital
- National Westminster Bank
- Barclays Bank
- HSBC Bank
- OakNorth Bank
- Bank of Ireland
- Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd
Work highlights
Advised Barclays Bank plc and a consortium of lenders on the provision of debt facilities to Assura plc to part fund the acquisition of a portfolio of hospital and care facilities from Northwest Healthcare.
Advised Barclays Bank plc on the refinancing of exit facilities of $2bn advanced to the Cineworld group, that resulted in Cineworld and certain subsidiaries completing their financial restructurings and emerging from their Ch. 11 cases.
Advised GLAS SAS, Frankfurt Branch in relation to an €750m syndicated term loan to Vantage Data Centers to refinance its pan-European data centre network.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Daniel Healy
Practice head
James Gaudin
Other key lawyers
Simon Felton; Daniel Healy