Banking and finance

Brodies LLP

Excelling across a host of financing mandates including debt financing, fund financing, refinancing, acquisitional financing, and capital markets and securitisation mandates, the extensive team at Brodies LLP is revered for its work across a multitude of sectors with an extensive lender and borrower practice. Bruce Stephen has a growing body of funds finance work that sees him receive instructions from multinational financial institutions, while practice head Marion MacInnes is chiefly recognised for her adept skill in capital markets and structured finance transactions. Peter Kelly has recently been active in the healthcare and real estate sectors, whereas Michael Stoneham is highly experienced in the energy and infrastructure space. Chris Dun provides trusted counsel to many of the firm’s clearing banks, and Alan Knowles provides further expertise in fund finance. Neal Richardson drives transactions from Aberdeen and also sits as the head of the marine finance team.

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Testimonials

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‘Marion MacInnes is exceptional and a trusted adviser on matters of Scottish finance work. She has in depth knowledge of the sector and is an excellent collaborator.'
‘Collaborate as one team, feels like a seamless extension to our own.’
‘Neal Richardson is a main contact and the team are all excellent in terms of quality of service, pro active management of cases, quick turnaround.’
‘The team has a great knowledge. They resource the project appropriately and are on the front foot when it comes to completing in time. Each member of the team have a friendly manner and good knowledge.’
‘They give advice in all areas of the transaction and explain the options and risks which makes it easier to make a decision on how best to proceed or where to push back in negotiations with the borrower. They will also meet at short notice to tackle legal issues that have arisen.’
‘The Brodies Team was miles in front of the other counsel in terms of anticipating events that could impact the contract structure. The most recent transaction morphed considerably over what was originally anticipated and Brodies was able to anticipate the issues so that we were prepared for every eventuality.’
‘Bruce Stephen was lead finance counsel for us and was outstanding. Bruce was outstanding in his ability to coordinate all of the issues that arose and out-performed his counterparts.’
‘Chris Dun is responsive, proactive, generates ideas, and works collaboratively.’

Key clients

Lloyds Banking Group/Bank of Scotland plc
NatWest Group
HSBC Bank Plc
Scottish Enterprise
Cynergy Bank
DNB Bank
Lendinvest
Bank of Ireland
Secure Trust Bank plc
Nord LB

Work highlights

Acted for the funder, a global private equity firm, in connection with the financing of the £85m acquisition of a luxury 5-star category A listed Edinburgh hotel.
Acting for a leading whisky corporate on its £250m asset based lending facility; this facility being notable for being a single bank hold and committed cost accordion facility.
Acted for one of the joint venture parties in a high value and complex charter and financing arrangement of a Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) for modification works and operation off the UK.

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