Squire Patton Boggs‘ ’technically excellent’ team has a workload consisting of cross-border mandates as well as complex syndicated transactions for a range of funders including conventional banks, specialist lenders and alternative capital providers. ‘Brilliant’ practice head Paula Laird has extensive experience advising on structured ABL deals. Alice Moserova also comes recommended for supporting the team on transactions with multijurisdictional elements.
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Testimonials
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‘Partners provide great quality advice and are highly competent.’
‘Deep knowledge of ABL transactions and full understanding of client's needs. Paula Laird and Tom Telford are both brilliant.’
‘The team have been technically excellent and exceeded expectations. The key differentiator has been the fact that they listen and hear us as clients, and find innovative ways to respond to our position on various aspects of large transactions.’
‘The level of responsiveness of individuals has been excellent.’
‘They are one of the market-leading teams in the sector, and their knowledge in the ABL space is unrivalled.’
‘The team is incredibly commercial and is, as a result, able to cut through complex issues quickly.’
Key clients
- Blazehill Credit Opportunities Limited
- BZ Commercial Finance Designated Activity Company
- HSBC Invoice Finance / UK Bank
Work highlights
Advising BZ Capital in connection with the provision of cross-border asset-based lending facilities to the Cooper & Turner group, comprising receivables, inventory, P&M, cashflow, real property, cape and bridging facilities.
Advising Blazehill Credit Opportunities in connection with the provision of cross-border asset-based lending facilities to the Eirtrade aviation group, as part of secured first and second lien financing package provided by Wells Fargo and Blazehill.
Advising Essar Oil (UK) in connection with the structuring, negotiation and execution of syndicated receivables finance facilities led by ABN AMRO Asset Based Finance.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Paula Laird
Other key lawyers
Alice Moserova