Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : Wales
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
0333 016 2222About
Provided by Hugh James
Our specialist banking and finance team act for regional, national and international lenders and borrowers on all of their funding requirements. Whether it is a real estate finance transaction requiring bank funding or a large scale corporate refinancing, our banking and finance team sits at the heart of our commercial work. Our multi-disciplinary team delivers bespoke and flexible solutions advising on a whole range of financing transactions, from basic secured lending to drafting and negotiating complex syndicated loan facilities and intercreditor arrangements.
We take pride in the quality and speed of delivery of our advice, our innovative thinking and, most importantly, our commercial awareness.
We have also designed, implemented and actioned a number of secure systems for lending and securing takings for our investment lenders.
We work with a diverse client base including: most major UK banks; UK challenger banks building societies; investment companies; government departments; education establishments; corporate and housing associations.
Our specialist team advise on: corporate banking; acquisition/leveraged finance; structured finance; real estate finance; development finance; private equity; insolvency and restructuring; banking litigation and B to C loan portfolios
With experience in a broad range of sectors including; Technology, Education, Healthcare, Energy (including renewable), Retail, Social housing and Hotel and leisure.
Chambers Review
The lender-focused practice at Hugh James advises a number of major banks on all aspects of their commercial lending and has a strong reputation for representing lenders in real estate finance transactions. The team also assists clients with debt refinancing and corporate restructurings. The firm has extensive experience assisting government entities with development loans in a range of industries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hugh James understands commercial realities and adopts a pragmatic approach."
"They know the sector very well and are able to provide views based on what they are seeing in the market."
"They offer advice and workable solutions to complex problems."
"They are good at keeping client up to date and provide consistently good services, they are reliable and dependable."
"Hugh James understands commercial realities and adopts a pragmatic approach."
"They know the sector very well and are able to provide views based on what they are seeing in the market."
"They offer advice and workable solutions to complex problems."
"They are good at keeping client up to date and provide consistently good services, they are reliable and dependable."
Notable Practitioners
Dominic Marshall possesses extensive experience across the full spectrum of banking and finance matters, ranging from debt refinancing to real estate finance.
"We could not ask for a better lawyer to support us in difficult decisions."
"Dominic provides valuable guidance and support, drawing on his vast experience. He adopts a pragmatic commercial approach and seeks to find solutions at all times."
"Dominic is brilliant. His breadth of knowledge is second to none."
"Dominic is very knowledgeable, experienced and responsive."
Rowena Downie advises clients on corporate financings and refinancings, among other banking and finance matters.
"She's a very good all-rounder."