Banking & Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market

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 overlays fantastic commercial sentiment with a strong understanding of the legal elements of a deal.

He is very service focused.

Matt was very user-friendly and very proactive.

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.

Donald is an excellent lawyer who never loses sight of the commercial intent.

He is thoughtful about situations and mindful around explaining certain issues or problems that may arise, as well as potential solutions.

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.