Advising an array of financial institutions, private equity sponsors and corporates, Squire Patton Boggs is noted for its expertise in leveraged finance transactions, real estate and infrastructure finance, public funding and asset-based lending structures. Matthew Ingram heads up the practice and covers a host of transaction financing and refinancing, including leveraged, real estate and corporate. Claire Shepherd specialises in commercial lending, including syndicated, term and revolving facilities and Andrew Kirkham’s broad practice covers bilateral and syndicated facilities and security matters for banks. Mariche Chambers, Ben Shore and Caroline Morris are further key banking and finance contacts in the North West.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is clearly expert in finance matters and has a great grasp of the market. This helps to cut to the chase on the finance issues that matter, which is critical to getting complex deals over the line. They are also extremely client-focused, responsive, user-friendly and able to distil complex issues quickly.'
- 'Matthew Ingram was a real trusted advisor on our matter - reassuringly across the technical details and able to drive the matter forward, without losing sight of the commercial objectives. A class act.'
Key clients
- DEA Aviation Limited
- Leisure Resorts Limited
- Oliver James Associates Limited
- National Westminster Bank plc
- ECI Partners LLP
- Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Limited
- HSBC UK Bank plc
- Lloyds Bank plc
- Santander UK plc
- OakNorth Bank plc
- Handelsbanken plc
- Clydesdale Bank plc/Virgin Money/ Yorkshire Bank
Work highlights
Advised TDKP Group in connection with a £120m term loan and acquisition finance facility provided by Macquarie Principal Finance.
Advised Oliver James Associates Limited in connection with a £31.7m facility from H.I.G. Bayside Capital Europe to refinance existing debt and finance the further growth, and in connection with its £20m asset-based lending facilities from ABN AMRO, HSBC Invoice Finance and HSBC Bank USA.
Advised Viper Innovations in connection with the financing of its management buy-out, funded by HSBC and other shareholders.
Lawyers
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Andrew Kirkham
Practice head
Matthew Ingram
Other key lawyers
Claire Shepherd; Andrew Kirkham; Mariche Chambers; Ben Shore; Caroline Morris; Michael Atherton