Recommended for its ‘great breadth of expertise’, Cripps is home to a banking and finance practice group which is adept at advising both borrowers and lenders on all forms of financing including acquisition finance, asset finance and real estate finance work. Experienced banking and finance practitioner Craig Bowers is recommended for his ’excellent service’ and jointly spearheads the practice in conjunction with Noel Ruddy, who is a specialist for receivables finance matters, and Dawn Shadwell, who is praised as an ‘attentive listener who is willing to explore a range of solutions where possible and assess the relevant risks’, and lends her expertise to asset based lending, invoice finance and acquisition finance mandates. Julie Hughes is notable for acquisition finance work, particularly on behalf of real estate borrower clients, while Victoria Symons is an expert in funds matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Great breadth of expertise, good networks outside of the firm for other professional advisers, flexible and responsive, understand pressures we are under and feel like an extension of the core team.’
‘Personable, flexible, good ideas, problem solvers.'
- 'Craig Bowers in particular provides exceptional service.’
‘The firm has worked closely with us to develop a suitable service to enable the execution and registration of security document in support of lending facilities we have provided. They have also worked closely with us and provided appropriate and relevant advice and guidance when we have had to seek recourse on default debt facilities.’
‘Dawn Shadwell is an attentive listener who is willing to explore a range of solutions where possible and assess the relevant risks. Consistent in approach.’
‘Craig Bowers is extremely experienced with the lenders documentation and is vary familiar with what we will, and will not, accept.’
Key clients
- CH1 Investment Partners LLP
- Peer Holdings
- Close Brothers Limited
- Holiday Extras Investments
- TBH Property Holdings Ltd
- The Conduit
- Santander UK PLC
- Paydens
- HSBC
- ABN AMRO Asset Based Finance N.V.
Work highlights
- Provided a large Investment Fund with regulatory and structuring advice on numerous alternative investment fund structures for high-net-worth investors.
- Advised a long standing real estate investor client on refinances.
- Acting for a financier on a £6m receivable finance facility for a company specialising in the wholesale of food products and confectionary.
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Practice head
Craig Bowers; Noel Ruddy; Dawn Shadwell
Other key lawyers
Julie Hughes; Victoria Symons