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Dentons

Banking & Finance

UK Guide 2026 : Scotland

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Dentons

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  • We advise locally and internationally on acquisition finance, general lending, renewables, project and infrastructure finance, real estate finance, investment trust lending, asset finance, private placements, securitisation, structured finance and restructuring and insolvency.
  • In addition we have a deep understanding of the sectors which are core to the Scottish economy. A key example is food & drink where we are the leading finance specialists, advising businesses across the sector such as Baxters Food Group, Edrington Group, Devro, First Milk and Nairns.
  • Our Scottish banking team is supported by expertise in derivatives, debt capital markets and financial regulatory. The bulk of Scottish ranked firms do not have access to this expertise and therefore cannot advise clients on the full lifecycle of funding requirements.
  • We are one of a few firms in Scotland who advise on securitisation work, working closely with our securitisation team in London. This enables us to provide comprehensive advice on securitisations across the UK. We are the only specialist securitisation team in the Scottish market who do this.
  • We act as lead advisors. A large proportion of transactions carried out by Scottish ranked firms are only handled on a secondary or referral basis, not lead advisor basis. This demonstrates our expertise and standing with active funders and borrowers in the market.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Scotland

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Dentons has a full-service practice with a distinguished list of clients that includes banks, corporates and asset managers. The firm offers expertise in the food and drink and energy sectors. The team is notable for handling big-ticket acquisition lending and refinancing deals in relation to real estate and development finance. It is also regularly involved in cross-border matters.
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Work Highlights

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  • Dentons advised Card Factory plc on the refinancing of its £125 million syndicated revolving credit facility with four banks.

Strengths

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  • Dentons is committed, extremely knowledgeable and professional.

    Banking & Finance respondentUK

  • Dentons' turnaround time for requested updates was very quick and the communication and expectation-setting excellent.

    Banking & Finance respondentUK

  • Dentons' service is first-class, and its response time is ahead of expectations.

    Banking & Finance respondentUK

  • Dentons has taken the time to understand how our business operates which allows it to provide better focused advice.

    Banking & Finance respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Susan Kelly
    Susan Kelly

    Susan Kelly

    Susan Kelly is a distinguished practitioner who sits on Dentons' global board. She also advises on a broad range of work, advising lenders including banks and debt funds, as well as borrowers on real estate and corporate finance matters.

    • Susan is very highly regarded in banking circles.

      Banking & Finance respondentUK
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  • Stuart Fitzsimmons
    Stuart Fitzsimmons

    Stuart Fitzsimmons

    Stuart Fitzsimmons heads the firm's banking and finance department in Glasgow. He advises on work ranging from project and energy financing to asset-based lending.

    • Stuart has strong knowledge of investment fund financing.

      Banking & Finance respondentUK
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Ranked Individuals at Dentons (2)

Scotland

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