Led by James Linforth, Stephenson Harwood provides 'commercially minded' advice to creditors and debtors providing and receiving the financing to facilitate, inter alia, general corporate lending needs and M&A transactions. Although much of her work falls squarely in the leveraged finance space, the 'exceptional' Julie Romer also handles some broader corporate lending and corporate-led acquisition financing work, and has been the chief architect behind the growth of the lender-side offering at the firm.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is high performing and delivers a very cohesive and consistent product to the market.'
- 'The team is commercially minded and is good at understanding what items are important to its client and prioritising these in the broader negotiations.’
‘Julie Romer is an exceptional lawyer who pulls together a high-end offering to the client. Extensive experience and strong commercially minded approach.’
Key clients
- Santander
- Kartesia
- Lloyds Bank
- Investec
- Barings and Impax Asset Management
- Carmoola Corporate Services Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Carmoola Corporate Services Ltd, a car finance start-up co-founded by Aidan Rushby (founder of Movebubble), on a complex £95m debt financing.
- Advised the lender on the refinancing of the IMC Group, negotiating all required amendment documentation to the existing facility documentation drafted to effect an upsizing of the facilities.
- Advised Investec on the financing of AGR Power Ltd, with the facilities to be used to develop solar farms.
Lawyers
Practice head
James Linforth
Other key lawyers
Julie Romer; Daniel Margolis; George Vaughton; Don Brown; David Harris