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Our finance practice advises on an extensive range of financing arrangements and is able to accommodate both lenders and borrowers for any financing structure required – from cross-border leverage finance, hybrid fund finance, complex restructurings and structured finance, through to high yield bond work.

We are recognised as a market leader in the alternative credit market and advise a wide range of credit funds and hedge funds across the variety of transactions they undertake, including the deployment of capital (in LBOs and other leveraged financings, distressed transactions, acquisitions of debt portfolios and receivables finance) and in raising finance (by way of leverage facilities and working capital, co-investment and bridging finance).

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Recent work

ARA Venn

ARA Venn, together with Saltaire Housing Limited and Saltaire Finance plc on the update of the bond programme for the Affordable Housing Guarantee Scheme, increasing the size of the programme from £3bn to £6bn.

Hampshire Trust Bank

Advising Hampshire Trust Bank Plc on the provision of a senior revolving credit facility to Blazehill Capital.

Ares Management

Advising funds managed by Ares Management, a global alternative investment manager, on facilities provided to Titan Wealth Holdings in connection with a sale of the Titan asset management business.

Goldman Sachs Private Capital

Advising Goldman Sachs Private Capital in relation to a £90m private securitisation, backed by bridging loans originated by Together Financial Services, trading as Together.

Silverfleet Capital Partners

Advising Silverfleet Capital Partners on the financing for the acquisition of Sigma Precision Components, a leading aerospace manufacturing group, from Avingtrans plc and the acquisition of Lifetime Training Group, the UK’s largest apprenticeship training provider and apprentice recruitment specialist.

Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited

Advising Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited, the sole corporate trustee of one of the UK’s largest pension funds, on the acquisition from Credit Suisse AG of a number of securitised middle-market fund financing facilities.

Alchemy Special Opportunities Funds

Advising Alchemy Special Opportunities Funds in respect of various investor call bridge and acquisition finance bridging facilities.

Canary Wharf Group

Advising Canary Wharf Group in relation to the £200m infrastructure facility from the Homes and Communities Agency for the development of the infrastructure for the new Wood Wharf development in London.

Opcapita

Advising Opcapita on its loan-to-own acquisition of the UK business and assets of the retailer GAME Digital, its operational turnaround, a ground-breaking dispute with landlords and on its exit by way of flotation. We have since advised on its financing arrangements.

Venn Partners LLP, PRS Operations Limited and PRS Finance plc

Advising Venn Partners LLP, PRS Operations Limited and PRS Finance plc on a £265m, 1.75 per cent bond issuance, pursuant to the appointment by the Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government to operate the £3.5bn “Private Rented Sector Housing Guarantee Scheme” and the establishment of the related bond programme.

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