The ‘very experienced and extremely practical’ banking and finance team at Burnetts has a strong track record advising clients in the real estate, agriculture, and healthcare sectors on investment deals, development finance, loan agreements, and re-financings handling both lender- and borrower-side instructions. Practice head Nicola Nutley leads the firm’s property finance offering and takes point on funding transactions. Also in the core team is Rebecca Joy, who advises lenders on property refinances and purchases as well as debentures, guarantees, and drafting facility agreements. Sarah Willshire left the team in September 2023.
Testimonials
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‘The team is very experienced and extremely practical - the communication through the various stages of a transaction is excellent.’
‘They are just very good at what they do - highly deal-focused.’
Key clients
- Lloyds Bank plc
- Atom Bank plc
Work highlights
- Acted on behalf of Lloyds Bank plc for the funding of an asset purchase of 12 pharmacies from Lloyds Pharmacy Limited and the refinancing of 23 pharmacy properties owned by that borrower, with a deal size of approximately £10.5m.
- Acted for Lloyds Bank PLC in taking security over a mixed portfolio of 14 properties that were being transferred to a company which was incorporated in Gibraltar, with a deal size of £3,4m.