Combining ‘detailed technical knowledge with an overriding commercial awareness and pragmatism’, Burges Salmon LLP remains popular among creditors and debtors in relation to investment-grade debt and syndicated loans across the firm’s sector specialisms in energy, infrastructure and real estate. Victoria Allsopp provides ’technically strong and very commercial’ advice to borrowers within the renewable energy sector. The ‘exceptional’ Rachael Ruane and Graham Soar are also key members of the team, with both regularly handling general corporate lending work for listed companies and large private entities, while Richard Leeming focuses on real estate finance. Andrew Eaton heads the team.
Testimonials
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- ‘The team is experienced in acting for borrowers in the renewables sector and for investment funds. The team is very responsive and easy to work with, they feel like an extension of the in-house team.’
- ‘The team combined detailed technical knowledge with an overriding commercial awareness and pragmatism to understand what was important to us as the client, and kept us well informed throughout the process.'
‘Victoria Allsopp is a first-class lawyer who is is technically strong and very commercial.'
‘Rachael Ruane was exceptional in communicating progress updates to the client and highlighting the key points to us in a way that was easy for us to understand and make decisions on.’
'Elin Blundell is an impressive lawyer to deal with, very approachable and strong on detail.’
Key clients
- Mobico Group Plc
- Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc
- FirstGroup plc
- GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
- New Road 2 Solar Limited
- National Westminster Bank Plc and Export Development Canada
- Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A, Santander UK plc and Triple Point Leasing Limited
- Atrato Onsite Energy HoldCo Limited
- Cardiff Parkway Developments Limited
- Atlantic Green UK Limited
- Stratford City Offices Jersey Unit Trust
Work highlights
- Acted for Mobico Group plc (previously National Express Group plc) as borrower in relation to the refinancing of its revolving credit facility with a 12-bank lender syndicate, which increased the facility size to £600m.
- Advised GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, Gravis’ listed infrastructure investment fund, in relation to its new £150m revolving credit facility with a syndicate of four bank lenders.
- Acted for Rabobank, Santander and Triple Point as lenders' counsel on their combined financing of up to £70m to support the development and construction of a 100MW battery energy storage plant in North Yorkshire, owned by global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Eaton