Squire Patton Boggs advises borrowers, lenders, and private equity sponsors across acquisition and leveraged finance, as well as real estate investment. The firm is particularly noted for its ‘very good and well-respected’ asset-based lending practice. The ’experienced’ team head Tom Telford brings over a decade of experience of advising on banking and finance matters. Telford assists both banks and borrowers in acquisition and property finance, corporate banking, and complex asset-based lending.
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  • ‘A very good and well-respected Asset Based Lending (ABL) practice, deep product knowledge and ability to make the reasoned case for certain ABL specific documentation requirements beyond standard LMA leveraged finance agreements.’

  • ‘We work primarily with Tom Telford out of the Leeds office. Tom is an experienced and pragmatic lawyer who we trust to work well with our clients and to understand the particular requirements which a US bank has when operating in a UK environment.’

Key clients

  • Clydesdale Bank plc (trading as Virgin Money)
  • ECI Partners LLP
  • National Westminster Bank plc
  • Lloyds Development Capital Limited
  • Aurelius Finance Company Limited
  • Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
  • HSBC UK Bank Plc

Work highlights

Advised Virgin Money on the senior debt funding for Inflexion’s acquisition of Cutwel.
Advised LDC on all aspects of the debt funding for the acquisition of Bullen Healthcare.
Advised Aurelius Finance Company on its provision of ABL facilities to Trutex Limited

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Tom Telford

Practice head

Tom Telford

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