Stuart is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice, advising on transactions across the UK and internationally. He has specific experience in advising on all types of corporate banking transactions including International Acquisition/Leveraged Finance, Oil & Gas Financing, Renewable Energy Financing, Project Finance, Technology and Growth Finance, Real Estate Investment and Development Financing, Joint Venture Funding, and General Corporate Debt. Stuart's experience in acting for a wide range of banks, other funders and investors, and corporate borrowers, as well as having completed secondments in the banking industry, gives him a detailed knowledge of clients' preferred requirements and an ability to provide clear, commercial and proactive advice. Stuart has recently acted for Aviva, Bank of America, Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank, Clydesdale Bank, DVB Bank, HSBC Bank, Lloyds Bank, a leading international bank, Santander, The Scottish Loan Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, Aberdeen Asset Management plc, Aberdeen Private Equity Fund, AGR Group, Baxters Food Group, Biofilm Limited, British Polythene Industries plc, Burn Stewart Distillers, The Combination of Rothes Distillers, Devro plc, Edinburgh Investment Trust plc, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, The Edrington Group, Maven Capital Partners, Muirden Energy, Robert Wiseman Dairies, Robertson Group, Scottish Equity Partners, and Scottish Enterprise.
United Kingdom - Scotland • Finance
Dentons
Utilising an extensive global network of specialists, Dentons acts for a number of major clients operating in Scotland on complex cross-border transactions, spanning a broad range of conventional and alternative financial areas. Team head Stuart Fitzsimmons is considered a market leader for investment trust sector financings and private placement debt transactions. Susan Kelly offers vast experience of advising both borrowers and lenders across a broad range of sectors, including food and drink, manufacturing, technology and real estate. Another key member in Edinburgh is James Wilson, his practice covers real estate finance, leveraged finance and Shariah-compliant structures.
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- 'A very efficient, knowledgeable, helpful and professional team.'
- 'They have always gone the extra mile to meet tight deadlines and provide assistance where needed.'
- 'Robust technical and commercial understanding of the full range of debt instruments.'
- 'James Wilson is very helpful in exploring options around the most appropriate controls to manage risk.'
Key clients
- Circularity Scotland Limited
- Devro plc
- Card Factory plc
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Sigma Capital Group Limited
- Scottish National Investment Bank plc
- Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
- HSBC Bank plc
- 3i Group plc
- Harwood Private Capital LLP
Work highlights
- Advised Circularity Scotland Limited on a term loan facility of £18m to be used to help fund the start-up costs of its role as administrator of Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme. The Scheme is the first of its kind in the UK and is intended to help people recycle billions of single-use drinks containers every year.
- Advised Devro in relation to an increase in its banking facilities to £90m, comprising both term and revolving credit facilities as well as an accordion option for additional facilities to be provided by a syndicate of five lenders.
- Advised Card Factory on the refinancing of the revolving credit and term loan facilities provided to Card Factory by a syndicate of four banks, the amendment of the CLBILS facilities provided by those banks and the related intercreditor arrangements.
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Stuart Fitzsimmons