Partner. Marie heads up the Banking and Finance team and regularly advises clients across the UK. Marie deals with all aspects of banking and finance work with extensive experience and expertise in real estate investment finance and development finance. Marie and her team act for mainstream banks, challenger banks, alternative lenders, asset-based lenders and invoice discounters. Marie regularly handles deals which require a rapid turnaround and the team is renowned for its service delivery. Her experience extends across a range of sectors including industrial, leisure and retail enabling her to have real insight into these sectors.
England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Finance
Clarion
Marie Pugh leads Clarion's Leeds-based banking and finance group. The team specialises in alternative finance, real estate development and investment finance, as well as corporate banking work. Ben Slack spearheads the team’s asset-based lending work, including refinancing and debt restructuring work.
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Key clients
- HSBC Bank UK plc
- Shawbrook Bank plc
- National Westminster Bank plc
- Aldermore Bank plc
- Hampshire Trust Bank plc
- Reward Finance Group Limited
- Thincats (ESF Loans Limited, TC Loans I Limited, TC Loans II Limited and TC Funding Limited)
- SME Lending Limited
- Secure Trust Bank plc
- TFG Capital Limited
- Oaknorth Bank plc
- Meridian Structured Finance Limited
- Cynergy Business Finance Limited
- Weetwood Capital Limited
- Virgin Money
- Baaj Capital LLP
- Time Finance plc (Time Property Finance Limited and Time Invoice Finance Limited)
- Ultimate Finance Limited
- Fresh Thinking Capital Limited
- Skipton Business Finance Limited
- ABLrate Assets Limited
- Reparo Finance Limited
- A Shade Greener Finance
- DF Capital Bank Limited
- One Stop Business Finance Limited
Work highlights
- Advised The ParkLane Group on its restructuring and new lending facilities to support its successful growth strategy.
- Advised Redcentric on its refinancing and renewal of £100m banking facilities with a four-bank syndicate including National Westminster Bank, Barclays Bank, Bank of Ireland and Silicon Valley Bank.
- Advised Aldermore Bank on a seven-figure funding package to support the MBO of Unite People and future growth.
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Marie Pugh