Banking & financial services
A full service offering
Our team are trusted advisors in the banking & finance sector, working closely with both banks and borrowers and providing specialist legal advice on banking and finance issues across all sectors.
From our offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness, we work with many of the UK’s leading financial institutions and high street banks, as well as our clients in the private, public and third sectors as they interact with their lenders.
The breadth of our experience of working with financial institutions, funds and lenders, including in-house placements at major UK banks, means we understand what's important when funding transactions. It’s this perspective which affords us invaluable insight when acting for lenders and borrowers alike.
As one of Scotland’s largest full-service law firms, our experience of working spans every area in which the firm operates, from property finance to mergers and acquisitions advice. Last year, we acted in around 500 transactions worth around £1 billion in total.
We can also call on the support of specialist lawyers from other disciplines within the firm to support our work, including areas such as litigation, corporate and real estate.
Much of our work has multi jurisdictional aspects and we regularly work with legal firms in the rest of the UK and across the world in structuring and completing banking and finance transactions. Our knowledge of the Scottish legal system is also called upon in cross-border transactions.Â
The team is ‘professional and forward-thinking in its approach, with a focus on the needs of the client’, The Legal 500
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Chambers UK 2021Frequently advises both lenders and borrowers, and notable for its work with inter-creditor issues and crowd funding. Strong real estate and acquisition financing practice, with further capabilities in project finance and debt restructuring. Offers expertise in a variety of industries, including healthcare, social housing and agriculture. P2P lending firms feature prominently on its list of clients. Experienced in advising clients in the hospitality sector.
"They have a real strong mix of skill sets and are very commercial and forward-thinking but always acting with the client in mind."
Another source notes:Â "It's a down-to-earth, pragmatic and solution-driven team that's strategic and very responsive."
"The whole team are very client-centric and work very hard to ensure their aims and the client's aims are aligned,"Â according to commentators.
John Pringle frequently advises on acquisition, real estate and development financing, often relating to commercial properties. He acts for a range of borrowers and lenders.  "He is skilled in complex matters and easy to contact and communicate with."
Chambers UK 2021
Tony Cameron regularly advises on a variety of financings, including for corporate acquisitions, real estate and projects. He has experience across a broad range of sectors, from shipping and renewable energy to community care and hospitality.
Chambers UK 2021
"Tony is very responsive, focused on delivering to timescales and commercially-minded about finding pragmatic solutions."
"He's practical and pragmatic and knows how to protect our position."
Andrew MacKenzie is a senior associate who is proficient in handling matters for both financial organisations and individual borrowers, including contract disputes and professional negligence actions.
Chambers UK 2021
"Andrew is a consummate professional and I could not have been more impressed with his work."
Chambers UK 2021Strong reputation as a highly able group of litigators equally capable of representing claimants and defendants. Clients include major banks, large corporations and public sector organisations. Active across a range of disputes in the banking and finance sector, including those concerning fraud, debt recovery and insolvency. Also acts for individuals against financial institutions in claims for negligence and breaches of contract.
"We were most grateful for the excellent and tenacious legal representation we received from the firm," says a source. One client says: "The firm is extremely professional and well regarded, with an abundance of skills and good people."
I have used Tony Cameron for legal and commercial advice for eight years across a wide range of sectors, deal size and complexity. He has provided us with invaluable insight and knowledge and brought the Firm's wider expertise to the fore when required. A team player with a critical focus on delivery, executed with pace and passion. He always gets back to you at the first opportunity an excellent communicator and commercially aware just what you need.
Murdoch MacLennan, former Regional Head of Business Development, Clydesdale Bank plc
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