Burges Salmon LLP
Based in Bristol but by no means limited to purely regional work, the ‘very friendly and knowledgeable’ team at Burges Salmon LLP handles national, and increasingly international work, for banks and borrowers particularly in areas of firmwide sector focus. Energy, infrastructure and real estate are particular sweet spots, with the team regularly engaged to provide bilateral and syndicated loans to facilitate projects/transactions in those industries. Restructuring and insolvency partner Andrew Eaton heads up the overarching banking and finance team that includes well-respected real estate finance practitioner Richard Leeming .
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‘A very friendly and knowledgeable team, which displays a "can do" attitude.’
Key clients
- Investec Bank
- Whiteoaks Capital Limited
- Alma I SICAV
- Cardiff Parkway Developments Limited
- New Road Solar Limited
Work highlights
- Continued to support Cardiff Parkway Developments Limited with its development of a £120m mainline train station between Cardiff and Newport.
- Advised Investec Bank on the senior secured term loan facilities made available to SWEN Impact Fund for Transition (SWIFT) for the purpose of financing its investment in a portfolio of anaerobic digestion (AD) assets in the UK.
- Advised a subsidiary of Bluefield Solar Income Fund as borrower on a £200m revolving credit facility to be used for the purpose of refinancing existing debt, and the acquisition of one of the most attractive onshore wind and solar portfolios in the UK, together with a group restructure and re-organisation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Eaton