Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 2
Email address
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(0117) 321 8000About
Provided by Ashfords LLP
We are experienced with helping major institutional lenders and independent lenders and can help with your businesses financing needs.
We have extensive experience of acting for lenders and borrowers across a range of sectors. Our expertise is in bilateral and syndicated lending in terms of acquisition finance, property & development finance, structured lending, asset finance, leveraged finance, project finance, trade finance and invoice discounting. We frequently advise in respect of re-financings and debt structuring.
We understand your commercial need (whether a lender or borrower) to secure funding so that you can get on with developing your business.
Chambers Review
Ashfords is a respected regional practice with strength in property, acquisition and corporate finance. The firm is active in the public and energy sectors. The team also handles banking litigation, including lender claims as part of a strong lender-side practice servicing a number of national clearing banks.
Work Highlights
- Ashfords advised Exeter Finance Limited on transactional lending, loan agreements and ongoing portfolio management work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ashfords is great at solution finding, provides creative advice and understands the risk appetite."
"The Firm offers a highly skilled legal team in both banking and property related matters. It provides a very efficient service."
"Ashfords works on complex transactions and ensure everything is explained clearly and concisely. The banking team has a wide range of experience and does a great job."
"Ashfords is great at solution finding, provides creative advice and understands the risk appetite."
"The Firm offers a highly skilled legal team in both banking and property related matters. It provides a very efficient service."
"Ashfords works on complex transactions and ensure everything is explained clearly and concisely. The banking team has a wide range of experience and does a great job."
Notable Practitioners
Head of department Rebecca Dury enjoys a stellar reputation in the market and is adept at advising on cross-border and domestic banking and finance matters. Her clients span lenders and borrowers, and she has notable experience of development finance matters.
"Rebecca is a fantastic lawyer and she goes above and beyond."
"Rebecca briefs her team well, responds quickly and is a top problem-solver."
Ed Hobbs offers a growing experience in corporate and acquisition finance. He acts for both lenders and borrowers including on debt finance topics, with a growing practice in venture debt.
"Ed is a safe pair of hands."