Banks & Financial Institutions

Hugh James has developed a comprehensive understanding of the banking and finance sector. Our specialist lawyers have vast experience advising clients on transactional issues as well as providing a range of support services to banks and financial institutions.

Hugh James is committed to providing astute, practical legal advice which is fully aligned with the commercial objectives of our clients in this sector.

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As well as having a market leading banking and finance practice we have a comprehensive range of support services with vast experience in this sector who will help you operate efficiently and effectively and offer real value for money.

Hugh James banking and finance services:

1. Banking

Banks and financial institutions come to Hugh James for our expertise. We provide innovative solutions to all of their transactional and lending facility needs including:

Corporate banking
Acquisition finance
Insolvency matters
Debt facilities and restructuring
Leveraged finance

2. Real Estate Finance

We recognise that in the current economic climate it is more important than ever to provide practical, commercial advice on real estate finance matters. Our lawyers will work with you to safeguard your interests but more importantly to get the deal done. Services include:

Commercial property real estate finance/secured lending
Project finance
Acquisition finance
Insolvency matters

3. Support Services

We understand that the banks and financial institutions that we work with will frequently need support from lawyers beyond our core banking team. Our clients in this sector can draw upon the market leading expertise of lawyers in our support services who have extensive experience in providing pragmatic, commercially-driven advice to banks and financial institutions on other areas including:

Clients

The Hugh James banking and finance team work on all aspects of corporate and property finance work for:

Banks and financial institutions
Housing associations
Venture capitalists
Accountants
Insolvency practitioners
Insurance
Management teams
Corporate clients in both the public and private sectors

Experience Advising Banks and Financial Institutions

We have advised:

The Royal Bank of Scotland on the corporate and property finance elements of the acquisition of companies owning care homes by several of its customers, as well as several healthcare properties including one for £7 million in West Wales

The Royal Bank of Scotland on funding of the acquisition of Llanelec Precision Engineering Limited. We advised on the terms of the facility, all security issues and also financial assistance matters

The Royal Bank of Scotland on the corporate and property finance elements of the acquisition of companies owning care homes by its customer, Castalia Holdings

Svenska Handelsbanken in relation to a number of high value property instructions including a £5.1 million facility to a Spanish manufacturing company, acquiring commercial premises in Cardiff

Finance Wales on numerous instructions dealing with negotiation of loan documents, taking security and acting on priority agreements

Bank of Ireland in numerous property related secured lending transactions

HSBC in relation to property finance matters in the acquisition of a 19 unit industrial estate in Tredegar.

In addition we act for:

Bank of Scotland
Clydesdale Bank
Co-operative Bank
Halifax
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
Principality
Unity Trusts Bank plc

Hugh James banking and finance team

Our multi-disciplinary team is drawn primarily from the firm's specialist corporate banking, commercial property banking & finance, employment, construction energy & projects, and commercial litigation teams.

In addition, we call upon expert colleagues as required on any specific transaction who specialise in other disciplines including employment, licensing and specialist healthcare and regulatory matters, to deliver a complete service of bespoke and flexible solutions across the full remit of financial transactions.