With lawyers based in London and many key regional centres, as well as being able to leverage wide-ranging international resources, Squire Patton Boggs is well-placed to advise a fairly balanced mix of corporates and lenders across a range of corporate lending and event-driven financings. The financial services team, which is headed by Paula Laird, is adept at handling deals which use a myriad of debt products, including ABL techniques, structured finance and trade finance. Ian Yeo provides ‘responsive and solutions-oriented’ advice, particularly in the context of emerging markets transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has the experience, knowledge, patience and availability to advise and guide you through complex finance transactions from A to Z in short deadlines.'

  • ‘Ian Yeo is professional, sharp, responsive and solutions oriented.' 

Key clients

  • Callodine
  • Cerberus
  • Genuit Group plc
  • HC-One Limited
  • HSBC
  • Lloyds Bank
  • National Westminster Bank
  • Trifast plc
  • VC plc
  • Wells Fargo

Work highlights

  • Advised VC plc on the English, German and Australian law aspects of its refinancing.
  • Advised Trifast plc (a UK main market company) in connection with the refinancing of its existing facilities with HSBC, Citibank and NatWest with a new £70m revolving credit facility and a £50m export development guarantee facility with the same lenders.
  • Advised Virgin Money on a financing to the Optegra Group.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paula Laird

Other key lawyers

Ian Yeo, Ilze Vigo, Alice Moserova