Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : Yorkshire
Band 4
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(0113) 246 0622About
Provided by Clarion
Clients include banks, lenders and debt or investment funds, alongside private equity investors, asset managers, high-net-worth individuals and borrowers. Because they act for a wide range of stakeholders within the banking and financial services sector, they understand the challenges which lenders, investors, borrowers and guarantors face. This enables the team to anticipate points which other stakeholders may take in negotiations and to take a suitably pragmatic and commercial approach, putting solutions in place for you quickly.
Chambers Review
Clarion is a Leeds-headquartered firm that handles a range of banking and finance matters, with experience in asset-based lending and real estate finance. Its clients include UK clearing banks and challenger banks.
Work Highlights
- Clarion assisted Commhoist with a £6 million of term debt and invoice finance facilities to replace previous financing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Clarion has an excellent team that is very easy to deal with. They make a complex situation simple."
"They provided responses that explained or highlighted legal matters whilst acknowledging and balancing the commercial impact."
"I find Clarion very inventive and open to innovative ideas."
"I never feel like I have to explain what my line of business is or my aims; they just seem to get it."
"They had a grasp on all the moving parts of the transaction, and were informative and advisory throughout the process."
"Clarion has an excellent team that is very easy to deal with. They make a complex situation simple."
"They provided responses that explained or highlighted legal matters whilst acknowledging and balancing the commercial impact."
"I find Clarion very inventive and open to innovative ideas."
"I never feel like I have to explain what my line of business is or my aims; they just seem to get it."
"They had a grasp on all the moving parts of the transaction, and were informative and advisory throughout the process."
Notable Practitioners
Ben Slack works with both borrowers and lenders on a range of transactions. He is especially well-known for advising on asset-based lending.
"Ben is a first-class lawyer who is very well-connected, easy to deal with and always provides value for money."
"I find him intuitive, responsive to creative approaches and very aware of what a lender needs."
"Ben Slack's understanding of our needs was excellent, and made us feel like we were in good hands in terms of protecting our interests and perfecting our requirements."
Andrew Curtis is appreciated for his expertise in assisting lenders and borrowers with structured finance, real estate funding and refinancing.
"Andrew is quick to respond and organised. He has a balanced approach to legal issues by considering and explaining the commercial impact."
"Andrew performed strongly as an individual."