Gateley Legal has a strong track record advising PE houses, management teams and debt funders, UK clearing banks and other lenders on various debt structures, while also demonstrating strength in real estate and acquisition finance, aided by the close collaboration with the firm’s corporate and real estate practice groups. Practice head Richard Sealy covers structured, real estate, investment and secured finance as well as bond and surety-related financing. Christopher Lister and Rebecca Mills are further key contacts in the team.
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Testimonials
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- 'Christopher Lister is fantastic. He somehow retains an encyclopaedic memory of the various transactions he has undertaken for us.'
- 'Despite the complexity of the work they perform for us, they have a great ability to boil things down to the essential points we need to consider and also have a fantastic memory, which means that we can ask them to clarify something on a historic deal and get a quick answer.'
- 'Chris Lister is very hard working and technically very strong.'
- 'Drive to move deals forward. Always available to discuss challenges. Works through challenges collaboratively.'
- 'The Gateley team was very easy to deal with. They understood which areas of the agreement were my priority and were able to guide me through what was and wasn't worth debating with the other party.'
- 'Very proactive and client friendly.'
- 'Rick Sealy has considerable experience of dealing with lenders in the wealth management market, which is invaluable to us as a business.'
- 'A brilliant team led by the excellent Rick Sealy. They are responsive, reliable and provide commercially focused advice.'
Key clients
- Beechbrook Capital
- Peninsula
- HSBC UK Bank plc
- Palatine Private Equity
- LDC
- BZ Commercial Finance
- Santander
- Leumi UK Group
- The Co-operative Bank plc
- The Alchemist Restaurant & Bar Limited
Practice head
Richard Sealy
Other key lawyers
Christopher Lister; Rebecca Mills