Bermans maintains its reputation in the asset and invoice finance market for providing a ‘hands-on and personalised service’ to advise commercial finance and alternative finance companies to fund SME businesses. Liverpool-based practice head Alex Chapman is well-versed in advising invoice financiers on funding acquisitions and buy-outs. Chapman also routinely advises on back-to-back receivable finance facilities. In the Manchester office, David Gledhill is noted as a ’trusted advisor’, handling non-contentious matters, including those that are related to insolvencies. On the contentious front, Jonathan Berkson, head of the ABL Litigation team, represents finance companies in the high court.
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Testimonials
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‘Wide experience in the asset based lending sector. Knowledgeable lawyers and always easily available to contact.’
‘Always available, easy to work with and keep to deadlines.’
‘Very responsive and highly knowledgeable in the IF and AF space’
‘Alex Chapman gives great sound advice and David Gledhill is very much a trusted advisor to many colleagues.’
‘Very hands-on and personalised service, get to speak to the partners regularly. Highly experienced in their field and lead the way in terms of their time in the industry’
‘Accessible, take responsibility and provide great support to our business’
Lawyers
Leading partners
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David Gledhill
Practice head
Alex Chapman
Other key lawyers
David Gledhill; Jonathan Berkson