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Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - North West

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Addleshaw Goddard acts for high-profile clients, including household-name banks. The team advises on a range of banking matters, with particular expertise in real estate finance, leveraged finance and acquisition finance. The department has a dedicated asset-based lending team and regularly acts on domestic and cross-border mandates involving private equity firms and alternative lenders.

Work Highlights

  • Addleshaw Goddard acted for JD Sports in relation to a USD1 billion facility it obtained from a club of six lenders to finance its acquisition of Hibbett.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Martin O'Shea
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Band 1

Martin O'Shea is head of Addleshaw Goddard's North West finance team. He is a highly regarded banking and finance lawyer, with a wealth of experience advising clients across a broad spectrum of matters. His areas of expertise include corporate finance, leveraged finance and development finance.

Martin is approachable, commercial and responsive. He leads the banking team at Addleshaw Goddard and always provides excellent commercial advice.

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Richard Oman
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Band 2
Richard Oman acts for both borrowers and lenders on high-profile corporate finance transactions in the North West region. He offers particular expertise in syndicated lending matters.

He's a very capable individual who always delivers.

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Ben Edwards
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Band 3
Ben Edwards advises on a range of banking and finance transactions, with a particular focus on acquisition finance. He acts for borrowers and lenders, including large clearing banks.

I'm a big fan of Ben Edwards – he's very easy to work with.

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Andrew Maskill
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Band 4
Andrew Maskill is an expert in asset finance and receivables funding. His clients include domestic and international asset managers and banks.

Andrew Maskill provides us with consistently solid advice and excellent market insight.

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Richard A Chandler
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Band 4

Richard Chandler acts for financial institutions, sponsors and borrowers on a broad range of financing transactions, with a particular focus on real estate, development and project finance transactions.

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Sarah Jay
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Up and Coming

Sarah Jay is a real estate finance specialist who is recognised for her work with traditional and alternative lenders on a wide range of transaction types. She also regularly works with borrowers.

Sarah has provided excellent service and always gives us commercial advice.

Ranked Lawyers at
Addleshaw Goddard LLP

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Banking & Finance

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Martin O'Shea
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Richard Oman
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Ben Edwards
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Andrew Maskill
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Richard A Chandler
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Band 4
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Sarah Jay
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Up and Coming