Investment fund formation and management
Dentons is regularly instructed by investors, lenders and borrowers on various finance transactions involving acquisition, real estate, fund, and structured finance. The group also specialises in private placements and securitisations. Stuart Fitzsimmons steers the practice and has extensive experience in handling asset-based lending and financing transactions in the investment trusts sector. Susan Kelly is well-versed in advising domestic and international clients on corporate lending, acquisition finance, and real estate finance matters. Morag Campbell focuses on loan and mortgage acquisitions and disposals.
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Banking and Finance
Position
Stuart is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice, advising on transactions across the UK and internationally.
He has specific experience in advising on all types of corporate banking transactions including International Acquisition/Leveraged Finance, Oil & Gas Financing, Renewable Energy Financing, Project Finance, Technology and Growth Finance, Real Estate Investment and Development Financing, Joint Venture Funding, and General Corporate Debt.
Stuart's experience in acting for a wide range of banks, other funders and investors, and corporate borrowers, as well as having completed secondments in the banking industry, gives him a detailed knowledge of clients' preferred requirements and an ability to provide clear, commercial and proactive advice.
Stuart has recently acted for Aviva, Bank of America, Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank, Clydesdale Bank, DVB Bank, HSBC Bank, Lloyds Bank, a leading international bank, Santander, The Scottish Loan Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, Aberdeen Asset Management plc, Aberdeen Private Equity Fund, AGR Group, Baxters Food Group, Biofilm Limited, British Polythene Industries plc, Burn Stewart Distillers, The Combination of Rothes Distillers, Devro plc, Edinburgh Investment Trust plc, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, The Edrington Group, Maven Capital Partners, Muirden Energy, Robert Wiseman Dairies, Robertson Group, Scottish Equity Partners, and Scottish Enterprise.
Career
Trained Maclay Murray & Spens LLP; qualified 2005; assistant solicitor Maclay Murray & Spens 2005-07; senior solicitor 2007-09; Lloyds Banking Group secondment 2009; associate Maclay Murray & Spens 2010-12; partner Dentons 2012 to date.
Education
Glasgow University (2002 LLB (Hons)); Glasgow Graduate School of Law (2003 Diploma).
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Key clients
- The 1887 Company Limited Card Factory plc Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Sigma Capital Group Limited Abrdn Global Private Markets Fund HSBC Bank plc 3i Group plc Harwood Private Capital LLP Bank of New York Mellon Bank of America BNP Paribas
Work highlights
Advised Card Factory plc on the refinancing of its £125m syndicated revolving credit facility with 4 banks.
Assisted Sigma PRS (Bluebird) Investment Borrower Limited with a £50m facility relating to the delivery of build-to-rent residential properties.
Advised the Innovation Banking team at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on the new dollar-term growth facilities provided to Rossum Limited.