Addleshaw Goddard‘s practice head Mike Davison is frequently instructed by overseas banks and corporations to handle the UK aspects of international trade finance deals. He counts Banco Santander among his key clients, and recently assisted the bank with setting up a global inventory facility to support the development of a new automotive project, using his expertise in the dealer stocking space. James Tarleton is another highly regarded trade finance and ABL specialist, and his work on structured transactions for national and international clients includes acting for Naked Wines Plc in securing a revolving credit and security agreement that involved detailed covenants and an extensive due diligence process. In the junior ranks, Batsho Nthoi is also highly regarded.
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Key clients

  • ICBC Bank
  • Emirates NBD London Branch
  • UK Export Finance
  • The Eastern and Southern Trade and Development Bank
  • PNC Bank NA / PNC Business Credit
  • BNP Paribas Group Companies
  • Secure Trust Bank Plc
  • HSBC UK Bank plc
  • FGI Worldwide LLC
  • Leumi UK Group Limited
  • ABN AMRO Bank Group Companies
  • Close Brothers Limited
  • No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (t/a Ted Baker London)
  • Santander Bank / Commercial Finance
  • AIB Commercial Finance Limited
  • Metro Bank Plc
  • Blazehill Capital Limited

Practice head

Mike Davison

Other key lawyers

Batsho Nthoi; James Tarleton