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DLA Piper LLP

Banking & Finance

UK Guide 2026 : North West

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Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - North West

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
The highly respected finance team at DLA Piper has a wealth of experience in relation to leveraged finance and asset finance. It also assists clients with acquisition finance, real estate finance and refinancing matters. The team advises corporate borrowers, banks and non-traditional lenders and is able to leverage the firm's global network to tackle multi-jurisdictional challenges.
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Work Highlights

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  • DLA Piper acted for OakNorth Bank regarding its senior secured debt financing of a GBP27 million investment in Ultimate Performance by Inflexion.

Strengths

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  • The team not only explain the law and what is required but also balance this with the commercial realities of the market we operate in.

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  • They fully understand our business and subsequent banking requirements, enabling all matters to be readily resolved.

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  • The team at DLA Piper are able to handle complex and sophisticated matters with ease and demonstrate precision throughout.

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  • The team are always well resourced, allowing for quick turnaround times, which is crucial when working towards hard transaction deadlines.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Matthew Christmas
    Matthew Christmas

    Matthew Christmas

    Head of the firm's international leveraged finance practice, Matthew Christmas is a well-regarded practitioner in the North West, with specialist expertise in corporate debt financing. His clients include large banks and borrowers from different sectors.

    • Matt knows how we think and work and feels very much part of the team. We feel really comfortable working with him and get very high-quality advice.

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    • Matthew Christmas is very responsive and well up to speed with our business. He gives us relevant and reliable advice, whatever the request.

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  • Joseph Frew
    Joseph Frew

    Joseph Frew

    Joseph Frew possesses a significant amount of experience advising on acquisition finance, real estate finance and asset-based lending. He acts for borrowers as well as banks and other financial institutions.

    • Joseph Frew is extremely knowledgeable and always provides an excellent level of service when advising on complex matters.

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  • Rebecca Williams
    Rebecca Williams

    Rebecca Williams

    Rebecca Williams is a highly experienced partner in the firm's Manchester office. She is a recognised expert on asset finance and counts both providers and lessees among her clients.

    • Rebecca is an extremely supportive senior lawyer with a very strong market reputation developed over nearly 20 plus years.

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    • Rebecca Williams provided excellent advice and client support. She was notable for her ease of presentation of complex issues and her detailed commercial awareness.

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  • Charles Weems
    Charles Weems

    Charles Weems

    Charles Weems advises both lenders and private equity clients on leveraged finance. His lender client base includes both traditional and alternative lenders.

    • Charles Weems gives us high-quality advice, knows how we think and is commercially aware of the boundaries of where we will go to.

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    • He is extremely diligent, extremely responsive, extremely pro-active and very technical.

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