United Kingdom - Wales • Finance
Clarke Willmott LLP
Led by the ‘knowledgeable and personable’ Fraser MacRae , Clarke Willmott LLP provides ’responsive, customer centric and cost effective’ advice to lenders and borrowers on property-related financings. Much of this work centres around the social housing sector, with MacRae adept at advising on bilateral and syndicated funding, as well as private placements involving institutional investors. Bethan Evans is also key to the work in the social housing space, as well as providing ‘invaluable support’ to lenders and borrowers on development and project finance, as well as third sector lending and education finance.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team ethic provides a seamless approach when dealing with different teams on deal completion.'
- 'Excellent knowledge, responsive, customer centric and cost effective.'
- 'The brilliant team is reliable, knowledgeable, thorough and very efficient.'
- 'Fraser MacRae is very knowledgeable and personable.'
- 'Bethan Evans provides invaluable support with her in-depth knowledge of the education/banking sector and the documentation and specific requirements required to progress our deals.'
Key clients
- Wyatt Homes Limited
- Triodos Bank UK Limited
- Santander
- Secure Trust Bank
- Principality Building Society
- Homes England
- Castle Trust
- Lloyds Bank
- Aberclay Property Finance
- Zorin
Work highlights
- Acted for Principality Building Society on the provision of a new facility agreement to Pobl Homes and Communities Limited totalling £50m.
- Advised Wyatt Homes Limited on a new revolving, multi-site funding totalling £45m from HSBC and Homes and Communities Agency (trading as Homes England).
- Advised Bank of Scotland on drafting and negotiating an amendment and restatement agreement with Pierhead Housing Association Limited totalling £19m.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Fraser MacRae