Financial Services
Finance is the common thread running through all businesses. Without it, no business plan can become a reality and the right kind of finance can support growth and expansion. But it can also prove a major stumbling block when it’s at the root of disputes or legal challenges.
Key contact
Clare Day
Head of Financial Services Sector
I am Head of the Real Estate Finance team and also the Financial Services Sector. I guide my clients, lenders and borrowers through all stages of financing, bringing high-end solutions within often tight timeframes. I regularly advise high street banks, challenger banks, bridging funders and borrowers on an array of matters.
Meet the team
Keeping you one step ahead
The financial services sector is a complex and highly regulated area. Understanding your obligations and the options available to you is critical to avoid sanctions and to keep transactions moving.
Our team is highly experienced, working on deals from a few hundred thousand pounds to £50m plus. Many have trained or worked at city firms, and we understand the funding landscape. We get deals done with your risk profile in mind, keeping your customer happy and delivering on time and on budget.
Should you find yourself being investigated or having a claim made against you, we will guide you the process, making sure you comply with statutory requirements and supporting you if you are subject to an investigation or subsequent prosecution.
Expert financial advice
Our lawyers are experts in a number of areas including:
- Banking – advising on all types of loans and funding structures, loan agreements and security
- Real estate – supporting portfolio refinancing, retail and leisure projects and both residential and commercial developments
- Insolvency and restructuring – advising on appointing insolvency practitioners (IPs), acting for IPs in the sale or administration of a business and pursuing breaches on behalf of lenders and IPs.
If you’re looking to buy or sell a regulated business, we will support throughout, keeping you compliant and driving the deal forward to completion.
Our clients
We provide expert advice to companies and directors, so you are always on the right side of the regulations.
We act for clearing and private banks, building societies, specialist lenders and corporate and individual borrowers. With our experience of working with lenders and borrowers on a variety of banking transactions, we understand how to help our clients navigate through a range of complex legal issues with positive results.
Our team also acts for a range of financial services clients, from start-ups to large corporate groups, financial advisers, credit brokers, funeral plan providers, insurance intermediaries and fintechs. We also advise in house legal teams and help them to navigate through the financial services regulations to mitigate risk.
We’re committed, tenacious and entrepreneurial, with a keen eye on the detail. In a competitive and highly regulated environment such as financial services, you’ll want our expert team by your side.
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