Corporate and Commercial Banking

Our banking & finance team provides expert advice to both lender and borrower clients on a wide range of corporate funding, and in particular financing for acquisitions. We seek to bring a pragmatic and truly commercial approach to our work.

We act for a number of UK banks, debt funds, alternative capital providers and challenger banks on bilateral, syndicated and other complex lending structures. We have considerable sector expertise and regularly advise on transactions involving sectors such as food and drink (especially acquaculture and whisky distilling), hospitality and leisure, hotels, infrastructure and retail.

Where transactions involve overseas parties, we bring to bear our significant experience of dealing with multiple jurisdictions and parties. We are also involved in consensual restructuring of corporate and commercial financings, liaising with our colleagues in the restructuring & business advisory and litigation teams where appropriate.

Our recent experience includes advising banks and businesses on the government debt support schemes in the wake of the Covid pandemic.

Our lawyers, based in Scotland and the City, advise on English and Scots law.