Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 1
About
Provided by Stevens & Bolton LLP
Our banking and finance team is one of the largest specialist finance practices outside the City. We are uniquely versatile in acting on deals of all sizes, from major debt transactions for large corporates through to smaller value loans for SMEs. We provide an individual service and will tailor our advice and pricing depending on the size and complexity of the financing.
We advise an even mix of lenders and borrowers on a full range of banking and finance matters, including acquisition finance, real estate finance and asset-based lending. We also act on restructuring transactions in conjunction with our restructuring and insolvency group, and on corporate borrowing transactions together with our corporate team.
Clients value our commercial acumen as much as our technical strength. When acting for lenders, we take care to understand the lender’s appreciation of the drivers on the transaction. We understand how banks’ internal processes operate and how they deal with risk, with a number of our lawyers having undertaken secondments in major UK banks and other financial institutions. We recognise the need to work in harmony with lenders’ internal procedures and standards. Our lender clients include most of the major UK clearing banks, along with a number of international financial institutions and a growing number of non-bank lenders.
Chambers Review
Stevens & Bolton has a thriving banking and finance team with a presence handling corporate debt financing, real estate and restructuring. It advises high street banks, challenger banks and borrowers on domestic and international transactions. It offers experience in the financing of management buyouts. The team frequently advises clients on mid-market transactions. It is increasingly active in trade finance and venture debt for private equity firms and expanding portfolio companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stevens & Bolton always responded promptly and was happy to jump on a call to discuss any points at short notice. The team worked hard to deliver to the timescale."
"Stevens & Bolton is highly in-tune with the markets, with high degrees of commercial awareness."
"They have always been extremely helpful and generally commercial in their thinking."
"Stevens & Bolton always responded promptly and was happy to jump on a call to discuss any points at short notice. The team worked hard to deliver to the timescale."
"Stevens & Bolton is highly in-tune with the markets, with high degrees of commercial awareness."
"They have always been extremely helpful and generally commercial in their thinking."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Dodds advises both borrowers and lenders working on acquisition and leveraged finance, as well as financial debt restructurings.
"Andrew Dodds is very technical, very helpful, accessible and available. He is also commercial, gets to grips with the detail and provides reliable advice."
"Andrew was quick to understand our requirements on the matter. He was always on hand for advice and was collaborative in his approach."
"Andrew is very experienced and provides excellent advice and support."
Matthew Padian regularly advises clients on corporate finance transactions. He is sought out by banks and corporate groups because of his expertise.
"I work well with Matthew and his team; they give me great support."
Ranked Lawyers at
Stevens & Bolton LLP
The South