Banking and finance

Burges Salmon LLP

Providing ‘top-quality legal expertise’, Burges Salmon LLP’s banking and finance team is regularly involved in large financings, transactions, and investments, representing a range of corporates, banks, alternative lenders, and investors. Andrew Eaton leads the practice, with real estate finance expert Richard Leeming, corporate lending specialist Rachael Ruane, and experienced energy and infrastructure finance lawyer Graham Soar also being integral members of the team. Katie Allen is prominent in the hotel and built environment sectors, whereas Victoria Allsopp adds further depth to the renewable and infrastructure project finance element of the practice.

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Testimonials

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‘Top-quality legal expertise. Partner led with strong bench of associates which enables efficient working. Market knowledge. Big emphasis on client care.’
‘For financing, Victoria Allsopp is our relationship partner. She is a top-quality lawyer with strong experience and market knowledge. Excellent service.'
‘The team have depth in experience and expertise in the renewables sector which is invaluable and enables them to provide a commercial focus in their advice coupled with strong technical skills.’
‘Victoria Allsopp cuts through detail to get to the key points quickly. Her formidable technical skills, sharp enquiring mind and her down to earth nature mean she is both impressive and enjoyable to work with. Victoria takes the time to understand personalities of and key drivers of clients and so builds strong working relationships with clients.’
‘The team is experienced and thinks about issues rather than just process instructions. They are also flexible and maintain great communication during the project. ’
‘Rachael Ruane is an experienced, established and high performing partner, with high quality work output and incredible attention to detail. She is also very sensitive around difficult client situations and ensures work is done to a very high standard and on time.’
‘Burges Salmon combined specialist advice with a real sense of commercial proportionality and a pragmatism and drive to get things done that is not always evident with other firms. They served us well at all levels with excellent partner engagement but seamless transition to other team members when necessary.’
‘Rachael Ruane led the engagement. She kept us updated throughout a lengthy and complex process, guiding us expertly through each step while never losing sight of the overall commercial objective.’

Key clients

Mobico Group PLC
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc
New Road 2 Solar Limited
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A, Santander UK plc and Triple Point Leasing Limited
Gravis Capital Partners
Atrato Onsite Energy Holdco Limited
Atlantic Green UK Limited
BGF Investments LP and BGF UK Enterprise Fund 2 LP

Work highlights

Acted for Mobico Group PLC as borrower in relation to the refinancing of its revolving credit facility, which increased the facility size to £600m.
Advised Gravis’ infrastructure investment fund in relation to its debt financing of, and equity investment into, SolarCatcher, a UK-based developer of solar-powered electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Acted for Rabobank, Santander and Triple Point as lenders' counsel on their combined financing of up to £70m to support the development and construction of a 100MW battery energy storage plant in North Yorkshire, owned by clean energy enterprise TagEnergy.