Blake Morgan LLP provides 'commercially pragmatic' advice to creditors and debtors across a range of bilateral and syndicated facilities for working capital, general corporate lending and refinancing needs. The team also regularly leans into complementary practice areas such as real estate and corporate, including on development finance and private equity-backed acquisition finance mandates. Team head Paul Duggan is 'very experienced and easy to work with', and is adept at structuring mandates utilising debt throughout the capital structure.
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- 'The team has deep coverage, and is commercially pragmatic in its approach.'
- 'Paul Duggan is very experienced and easy to work with.'
Key clients
- HSBC UK Bank
- Fortwell Capital
- Nash Business Capital Limited (Nash)
- Cardiff Methodist Circuit
- Bluecroft Finance Limited (Bluecroft)
- Development Bank of Wales (DBW)
- Coutts & Company (Coutts)
- Propel Finance plc
- Hodge Bank
- UNRVLD
- ZipWorld
- LDC
- Octopus Real Estate
- Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited
Work highlights
- Advised the Development Bank of Wales (DBW) in connection with its participation (alongside Barclays) in a syndicated loan to Bluestone Resorts Limited and provision of a loan to Bluestone under the Green Business Loan Scheme to fund Bluestone’s development of a solar farm complex onsite.
- Acting for LDC in the management buy-out and debt and equity investment into Idwal Marine Services Limited with a value of £24.7m
- Acting for HSBC in respect of a £25m revolving credit facility to a provider of care and nursing staff for the purpose of providing working capital. This involved cross-jurisdictional advice in respect of Gibraltar obligors.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Duggan