Banking and Finance

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Hugh James’ specialist Banking and Finance lawyers are an innovative team of experts with many years of experience acting for regional, national and international lenders and borrowers on all of their funding requirements.

Our multi-disciplinary team deliver a complete service of bespoke and flexible solutions advising on a whole range of financing transactions, from basic secured lending to drafting and negotiating complex syndicated loan facilities including refinancing existing facilities, revolving credit facilities and intercreditor issues. Many of our lawyers have worked for major international law firms in the City and elsewhere in the UK and have a very broad range of experience.

We have developed an insight and appreciation of the needs and pressures of clients in the finance sector through our extensive experience. We take pride in the quality and speed of delivery of our advice, our innovative thinking and, most importantly, our commercial awareness.

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Hugh James legal banking and finance services

The team has a diverse lender and borrower client base and vast experience across a broad range of sectors including:

banks and financial institutions
property investment and development
higher education
social housing
healthcare
sustainability

Our specialist team of experts advise on:

Corporate banking
Acquisition/leveraged finance
Structured finance
Real estate finance
Development finance
Private equity
Insolvency and restructuring
Banking litigation

Hugh James banking & finance experience

Recent banking and finance matters in which we have been involved include advising:

The Welsh Rugby Union on various matters including the restructuring of its indebtedness and loans to member clubs.

Handelsbanken on the multi-million pound administration of the A&A property group of companies.

Handelsbanken in relation to a number of high value property instructions including a £5.1 million facility to a Spanish manufacturing company, acquiring commercial premises in Cardiff.

Royal Bank of Scotland on funding the acquisition of Llanelec Precision Engineering Limited. We advised on the terms of the facility, all security issues and also financial assistance matters.

Royal Bank of Scotland on the acquisition of companies owning care homes by its customer, Castalia.

Royal Bank of Scotland on the corporate and property finance elements of the acquisition of companies owning care homes by several of its customers, as well as several healthcare properties including one for £7 million in West Wales.

The Bank of Ireland on various secured lending for property transactions.

We have been involved in £55m, £45m and £30m Welsh Housing Association transactions.

HSBC has recently instructed us regarding funding the acquisition of a 19 unit industrial estate in Tredegar.

Grŵp Gwalia on a large facility relating to construction and management of accommodation at Bangor University.

In addition we act for: