Osborne Clarke LLP has substantial experience acting for lenders and borrowers across a range of transactions and acquisition financings throughout the banking and finance space. With a diverse practice, the team has experience encompassing the TMT, energy and utilities, and financial services sectors, and also notable expertise in acting for clients on the private equity front, notably on the financing aspects of leveraged transactions, MBOs, and debt fund mandates. Tom Bussy leads the South West team, working with Caroline Saul, who is noted for her expertise on project finance work, especially in relation to energy and decarbonisation matters. Other key names include real estate finance lawyer Andrew Parsons and project finance expert Bethan Moore.
Key clients
- NatWest
- HSBC UK Bank plc
- Fintern Limited
- Liberis Limited
- Volpi Capital
- Santander UK
- Foresight Group
- Synova Capital
- OakNorth
- Mera Investment Management
Work highlights
- Assisted Liberis with acquiring a multicurrency debt funding for its European book.
- Acted for OakNorth Bank plc in respect of a £62m senior facility provided to entities controlled by a US global alternative investment firm secured on a portfolio of residential units in a recently completed tower near Canary Wharf.
- Advised Palladian on the financing of the MBO of UK Parking Control Limited (Intelli-Park) from the target's founder.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Bussy