Banking & Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market
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Travers Smith has a deep pool of specialist finance advisors who work with sponsors, lenders and corporate borrowers on mid-market matters. The team has specialist knowledge in the area of fund finance, corporate loans and leveraged acquisition finance. It demonstrates broad sector expertise, continuing to advise on deals in the media, leisure and technology industries, in addition to the retail and infrastructure sectors, among others. The firm handles matters for an impressive client list that includes several high-profile private equity houses and international financial institutions.
Work Highlights
- Travers Smith advised Red Oak Taverns on the refinancing of debt facilities with OakNorth Bank.
Strengths
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"They are always extremely quick and helpful."
"The team are extremely knowledgeable and able to deal with highly complex matters."
"The Travers team were able to handle complexity well and communicate it to me in a digestible way to enable me to make decisions."
"They are always extremely quick and helpful."
"The team are extremely knowledgeable and able to deal with highly complex matters."
"The Travers team were able to handle complexity well and communicate it to me in a digestible way to enable me to make decisions."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Ayre is head of leveraged finance at Travers Smith.He is active across the finance space and counts lenders, corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors among his enviable client roster.
"Matt was very user-friendly and very proactive."
"He is very service focused."
"Matt overlays fantastic commercial sentiment with a strong understanding of the legal elements of a deal."
Charles Bischoff leads the firm's specialist finance team and is co-head of its fund finance team. He is particularly noted for his fund finance expertise and is regarded as an experienced practitioner in the market. He typically works with funds and institutional lenders, as well as challenger banks.
"Charles takes a relationship-driven approach to his work, breaking down the most complex issues into the simplest terms with ease."
"Charles is a very reliable, amiable and seasoned professional."
"Charlie is always on hand to provide navigation around the most devilishly complex areas of speciality finance."
Danny Peel has built a highly regarded lender-side fund finance practice and advises clients on all types of facilities in the area.
"Danny is a pleasure to work with - he's always responsive and very commercial."
"Danny was a very capable advisor, with good depth of knowledge and strong commercial awareness."
Andrew Gregson is a senior consultant who advises sponsor and borrower clients on acquisition and leveraged finance matters. His specific areas of strength include complex refinancings and debt restructurings.
"Andrew has a great level of knowledge and experience and consistently finds solutions to complicated problems."
Donald Lowe advises sponsors and borrowers on a wide range of transactions including regular work on acquisition financings.
"He is technically good and he is very user-friendly. He is one of these lawyers who has experience and can tell you where the market is at."
"He is thoughtful about situations and mindful around explaining certain issues or problems that may arise, as well as potential solutions."
"Donald is an excellent lawyer who never loses sight of the commercial intent."
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