UK Guide 2026 : South West
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Provided by Ashfords LLP
We work with a range of lenders and the businesses they finance, helping to negotiate and secure funding that meets lender expectations and delivers what the business needs to succeed.
We advise on the financing needs across the business lifecycle. That can be advising scaling business sourcing initial investments through growth capital facilities, a peer-to-peer platform or alternative lender, working with large commercial banks to refinance a business debt or working with businesses facing more challenging economic circumstances and helping them to restructure.
We have extensive experience acting for lenders and borrowers across a range of sectors including technology, healthcare, energy & resource management, marine and commercial & residential development.
Our expertise covers both bilateral and syndicated lending for both UK and cross border transactions, in terms of acquisition finance; real estate finance; structured lending; asset, leveraged, project and trade finance, and invoice discounting. We frequently advise in respect of re-financings and debt structuring.
No matter the size of the deal or financing required, we always aim to make a difference – being responsive, driving the matter forward and ensuring that any issues are raised immediately so that our clients can make the right decisions.
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Ashfords is a respected regional practice with strength in property, acquisition and corporate finance. The firm is active in the public and energy sectors. The team also handles banking litigation, including lender claims as part of a strong lender-side practice servicing a number of national clearing banks.
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Ashfords assisted NatWest with the financing of the management buyout of a professional services firm.
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They are very accessible on short notice and prompt in responding.
The Ashfords team is very responsive and provides very clear, commercial advice.
The Ashfords team provides experience and knowledge across the spectrum of property and commercial finance which means it can support and advise on all manner of issues.
Ashfords combines top-class professionalism with extensive banking knowledge.
Ashfords provides exceptional customer service, responsiveness and professionalism and a high quality of work and advice.
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Head of department Rebecca Dury enjoys a stellar reputation in the market and is adept at advising on cross-border and domestic banking and finance matters. Her clients span lenders and borrowers, and she has notable experience of development finance matters.
Rebecca Dury is a highly proactive professional who is knowledgeable with strong commercial awareness.
Becky leads an exceptional banking team at Ashfords and when required she effectively advises with complex and more challenging transactions.
She is a great facilitator, good at guiding clients to acceptable structures for banks, excellent on both sides of the aisle, very efficient, commercial, knowledgeable and practical.
Rebecca was very calm and level-headed when things got stressful and she had a great level of composure throughout the deal.
Ed Hobbs offers growing experience in corporate and acquisition finance. He acts for both lenders and borrowers including on debt finance topics, with a growing practice in venture debt.
Ed provides effective and prompt communication with good levels of knowledge and experience.
Ed Hobbs is really knowledgeable and a good negotiator; he is practical, well liked by clients and has extensive experience in banking in the South West.
Ed is very good at what he does; it is great to have him on your side.
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