Banking and finance

Chris specialises in UK real estate finance including housing finance. He also advises on healthcare and education finance and regularly provides Scots law advice in relation to securitisation transactions, bond issues, private placements and other structured transactions. His clients include a range of leading banks and investors active in the real estate investment and development market as well as property companies and housing providers.

Euan has wide expertise in the fields of corporate lending, acquisition finance and asset-based lending. His range of experience includes a number of high profile corporate financings and asset-based lending transactions and he is recognised as one of the few sector experts in this field. He advises both banks and borrowers in relation to facility and security documentation. Euan has substantial experience in relation to acquisition finance. Euan’s analytical but commercially focused approach is highly regarded by his clients and he has established a substantial following.

Stuart is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice, advising on transactions across the UK and internationally. He has specific experience in advising on all types of corporate banking transactions including International Acquisition/Leveraged Finance, Oil & Gas Financing, Renewable Energy Financing, Project Finance, Technology and Growth Finance, Real Estate Investment and Development Financing, Joint Venture Funding, and General Corporate Debt. Stuart's experience in acting for a wide range of banks, other funders and investors, and corporate borrowers, as well as having completed secondments in the banking industry, gives him a detailed knowledge of clients' preferred requirements and an ability to provide clear, commercial and proactive advice. Stuart has recently acted for Aviva, Bank of America, Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank, Clydesdale Bank, DVB Bank, HSBC Bank, Lloyds Bank, a leading international bank, Santander, The Scottish Loan Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, Aberdeen Asset Management plc, Aberdeen Private Equity Fund, AGR Group, Baxters Food Group, Biofilm Limited, British Polythene Industries plc, Burn Stewart Distillers, The Combination of Rothes Distillers, Devro plc, Edinburgh Investment Trust plc, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, The Edrington Group, Maven Capital Partners, Muirden Energy, Robert Wiseman Dairies, Robertson Group, Scottish Equity Partners, and Scottish Enterprise.

David is a transactional finance lawyer with over 25 years’ experience gained at some of the leading national and international law firms. Based in Scotland, David has advised both lenders and borrowers on the full range of transactional banking covering real estate finance, leveraged finance, growth finance and asset based lending. Across the UK and further afield. Various matters that David has handled over the years include: acting for a leading hotel chain in £40m development funding of a hotel in Glasgow advising private equity groups on the multi-million pound acquisition of a leading brand of garden centres representing a funding syndicate on the multi-million management buyout of field sales solutions provider McCurrach representing the borrower on multi-million acquisition and development finance in respect of a mixed use commercial site in Bristol representing leading Scottish bank in providing growth finance to a national house builder representing leading Scottish bank on a growth finance facility for various technology companies based in the UK and overseas. David is recognised as a leading expert in finance matters in both Chambers and Legal 500 law directories and delivers high quality results for clients, marrying technical ability with commercial awareness.

Partner Tony has significant experience in acting for both lenders and borrowers in a wide range of transactions including acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance, housing finance, asset finance, working capital solutions and restructuring/refinancing. Tony’s expertise also extends to, among other areas, advising on guarantees, intercreditor issues, challengeable transactions and hedging documentation. He regularly handles and helps to structure complex and high-value transactions, often involving multi-jurisdictional issues, and is able to draw on knowledge and skills gained in his background in large-scale project finance transactions. Having spent time on secondment in a non-legal role within the corporate and structured finance team of a major UK bank, Tony delivers a service which is sharply focused on the requirements of a lender and equally applies an understanding of bank processes and motivations to achieve the best possible outcome for borrowers. He enjoys strong relationships with all of the lenders operating in the Scottish market and has acted for a range of well-known Scottish businesses in relation to their banking and finance requirements. Tony is focussed on ensuring that clients’ aspirations are met both in terms of achieving the best deal possible and delivering transactions within the time frames required. Tony also coordinates the Ireland country desk, part of Harper Macleod’s international offering.

Neal is a Partner in the Banking & Finance team at Brodies. He takes pride in developing strong client relationships and providing clear, commercial advice. Acting for financial institutions, borrowers and investors, Neal has particular expertise in leveraged finance (especially in the North Sea oil and gas supply industry), real estate investment and development finance, shipping/marine finance, general corporate lending and cross-border international financing.