England - North West • Finance
gunnercooke LLP
The key names to note in the North West region at gunnercooke LLP include leveraged finance expert Rob Fawke and Georgina Tripp, who has significant experience in work involving ABLs and real estate finance mandates; both partners are based in Manchester. The workload of the team ranges from significant sale and acquisition matters to the preparation and negotiation of financing documents for its key client list, which includes Santander UK.
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‘The team are always helpful. They take the time to understand issues, refer to others with different areas of expertise and provide solutions.’
‘Georgina Tripp is collaborative, adaptive and highly knowledgeable. Dan Knowles is quick to respond and never misses a deadline.’
‘The gunnercooke model means that, as a client, you get partner-level resource and support throughout the process.’
‘Rob Fawke is an extremely experienced and capable lawyer. We return to him repeatedly due to his pace and responsiveness, always working to tight timelines and ensuring that we meet the demands of our clients.’
Key clients
- Leeds Building Society
- Breal Capital Limited
- Stafford Capital Partners
- Johnsey Estates UK Limited
- Jet2.com Limited
- Newable Business Loans Limited
- BZ Commercial Finance
- Bumper International
- The Watkin Jones group of companies
- The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
- Secure Trust Bank plc
- Skipton Building Society
- Principality Building Society
- Santander UK Plc
Work highlights
- Advising on the refinancing of Stafford Capital Partners (Guernsey) Limited and the buyback of the shares in Stafford Capital Partners Holdings Pty Limited.
- Acting for Santander UK plc on various relevant matters.
- Acting for Greater Manchester Combined Authority in relation to the provision of £31m loan facilities to Bruntwood Scitech Limited.
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