Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : North West
Band 3
About
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Our specialist banking & finance team advises clients on a range of financing transactions across industries including healthcare, energy, telecoms and retail, often with a multi-jurisdictional element.
Acting for borrowers, lenders and investors means we have a practical understanding of the needs of all parties to a financing transaction.
Our national banking and finance team operate across England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland providing a seamless service across our various locations. We work closely with the UK’s major banks and financial institutions and have approved panel solicitor status with many of them.
Managing transactions from start to finish, we ensure a smooth and cohesive process, enabling clients to continue to focus on building their relationships and running their businesses.
Our team will take responsibility for making the deal happen, speaking your language and putting your commercial interests first – one of the reasons clients describe our team as “commercial and results driven”.
What sets us apart from others is our ability to truly listen to our clients and use their feedback to continually improve. Because of this, we have been recognised in national award programmes for innovation and client service excellence.
Chambers Review
Shoosmiths is a well-recognised presence in the region with the ability to handle a range of matters including acquisition finance and development finance. The team is also capable of advising on issues relating to leveraged financing and facility agreements. The firm advises on both domestic and international work for borrowers from the real estate sector as well as for a number of banking clients.
Work Highlights
- Shoosmiths acted as borrower counsel to Moorfield in relation to a £71 million development facility agreement.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are always responsive and alive to transaction deadlines."
"I was very impressed with their can-do attitude, knowledge and understanding of the deals that I was working on with them."
"They provide first-rate service levels and they are very responsive and quick to get back on any matters."
"They are always responsive and alive to transaction deadlines."
"I was very impressed with their can-do attitude, knowledge and understanding of the deals that I was working on with them."
"They provide first-rate service levels and they are very responsive and quick to get back on any matters."
Notable Practitioners
Liz Sweeney has extensive experience advising banks, property groups and public authorities on banking and finance matters, with particular expertise in development and real estate finance.
"Liz is our first point of call for particularly challenging or time dependent banking and finance transactions."
"Liz is very pragmatic and experienced."
Alice Casey is an associate in Shoosmith's Manchester banking practice. She works with both borrowers and lenders on a range of transactions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Shoosmiths LLP
North West
Clients
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Deloitte
Moorfield group
Select Property Group
Vita Ventures