Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 3
Email address
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(0330) 222 0050About
Provided by Dentons
- We advise locally and internationally on acquisition finance, general lending, renewables, project and infrastructure finance, real estate finance, investment trust lending, asset finance, private placements, securitisation, structured finance and restructuring and insolvency.
- In addition we have a deep understanding of the sectors which are core to the Scottish economy. A key example is food & drink where we are the leading finance specialists, advising businesses across the sector such as Baxters Food Group, Edrington Group, Devro, First Milk and Nairns.
- Our Scottish banking team is supported by expertise in derivatives, debt capital markets and financial regulatory. The bulk of Scottish ranked firms do not have access to this expertise and therefore cannot advise clients on the full lifecycle of funding requirements.
- We are one of a few firms in Scotland who advise on securitisation work, working closely with our securitisation team in London. This enables us to provide comprehensive advice on securitisations across the UK. We are the only specialist securitisation team in the Scottish market who do this.
- We act as lead advisors. A large proportion of transactions carried out by Scottish ranked firms are only handled on a secondary or referral basis, not lead advisor basis. This demonstrates our expertise and standing with active funders and borrowers in the market.
Chambers Review
Dentons has a full-service practice with a distinguished list of clients that includes banks, corporates and asset managers. The firm offers expertise in the food and drink and energy sectors. The team is notable for handling big-ticket acquisition lending and refinancing deals in relation to real estate and development finance. It is also regularly involved in cross-border matters.
Work Highlights
- Dentons assisted Sigma Capital Group with a £150 million syndicated facility arranged by Nuveen Investment International to finance the development of build to rent residential properties.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Dentons covers a wide breadth of transactions and therefore can always give us a considered market-aware view whilst respecting our commercial decisions."
"Dentons is good at managing expectations and meeting those expectations."
"They are used to managing transactions with many parties and bringing in their colleagues or contacts in other jurisdictions."
"The team at Dentons covers a wide breadth of transactions and therefore can always give us a considered market-aware view whilst respecting our commercial decisions."
"Dentons is good at managing expectations and meeting those expectations."
"They are used to managing transactions with many parties and bringing in their colleagues or contacts in other jurisdictions."
Notable Practitioners
Susan Kelly is a distinguished practitioner who sits on Dentons' Global Board. She also advises on a broad range of work, advising lenders including banks and debt funds, as well as borrowers on real estate and corporate finance matters.
"Susan Kelly is very good."
Stuart Fitzsimmons heads the firm's banking and finance department in Glasgow. He advises on work ranging from project and energy financing to asset-based lending.
"Stuart Fitzsimmons has a strong work ethic, is down-to-earth and business-oriented and also has a multi-faceted skills set; he is flexible and takes the initiative."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dentons
Scotland