Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : Midlands
Band 3
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Provided by Freeths LLP
As befits the Firm’s overall profile, the Banking & Finance team operates on a truly national basis without being restricted by the confines of geographical boundaries.
The Banking & Finance team has particular expertise and experience in the following areas:
- Healthcare: acting for key funders in the sector (e.g. Santander, Clydesdale Bank, Lloyds Bank); acting for numerous large corporate care home operators (e.g. Maria Mallaband Care Group, Ideal Care Homes, Country Court Care, Countrywide Care Homes); as well as a number of the key investors in the primary care premises market.
- Real Estate and Project Finance: acting for the likes of ZSL Capital, ICG Longbow, Bridges Fund Management, as well as the more traditional funders in that market and a number of student accommodation developers and investors.
- Acquisition Finance: acting for the likes of Beechbrook Capital, Santander Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Clydesdale Bank.
- Mezzanine Finance: acting for the likes of Beechbrook Capital.
- Challenger Banks: acting for Allica Bank, Redwood Bank, Cambridge & Counties Bank and OakNorth Bank.
- Overseas Bank: acting for Ahli United Bank, Bank of London and the Middle East and Habib Bank AG Zurich.
- Public sector finance: acting for Birmingham City Council, Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, West Midlands Combined Authority, Derby Regional Growth Fund and Derby City Council LEP.
Chambers Review
Freeths has a strong regional team with expertise in public sector finance and acquisition finance. Clients benefit from its network of offices covering both Birmingham and Nottingham. The team has considerable experience in the healthcare and real estate sectors, with an impressive track record acting for care home operators, student accommodation developers and investors on development finance mandates. It also advises key UK clearing banks.
Work Highlights
- Freeths advisedBreal Capital and Calveton on its investment in, and acquisition of, D&D London.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Freeths are professionals with diverse backgrounds, extensive experience and a deep understanding of various legal domains."
"Freeths are very good, very knowledgeable and keep you in the loop. Our matter is not straightforward but they are doing everything we ask."
"Freeths are absolutely exceptional and very efficient."
"Problems are always resolved efficiently and they always meet deadlines imposed. Freeths offer good value for money and keep you fully informed of any changes. They are practical and pragmatic."
"Freeths are professionals with diverse backgrounds, extensive experience and a deep understanding of various legal domains."
"Freeths are very good, very knowledgeable and keep you in the loop. Our matter is not straightforward but they are doing everything we ask."
"Freeths are absolutely exceptional and very efficient."
"Problems are always resolved efficiently and they always meet deadlines imposed. Freeths offer good value for money and keep you fully informed of any changes. They are practical and pragmatic."
Notable Practitioners
James Dyson advises both banks and corporate lenders and borrowers on property finance and corporate finance.
"James is an exceptional lawyer and he is commercially astute. Working with James I know I will get the best possible advice that is both technical and commercial."
"James' responsiveness was exceptional. The other thing was the commerciality. James understood what the market looks like and was commercially pragmatic."
Chris Freeston is best known for his work on real estate and development finance acting for traditional lenders as well as non-bank lenders.
"Chris is very highly rated and regarded."
"Chris is very bright and to the point."