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Band 2

Banking & Finance

Scotland

10 Years Ranked

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Provided by Gordon Hay

UK

Work Highlights

The Close Brothers Energy Team in financing over £400m of renewable energy projects.

HSBC plc in the provision of around £40m of facilities to one of Scotland’s largest private companies based in Scotland and operating internationally.

Clydesdale Bank plc in relation to a number of onshore wind and solar financing transactions.

HSBC plc in the £40m refinancing of a Scottish retail company.

An Aberdeen based upstream oil and gas company in relation to its £190,000,000 borrowing base revolving credit facility made available by a banking syndicate;

Santander plc in relation to the project financing of a large onshore English windfarm.

Professional Memberships

Associate Member, The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scot

Practice Areas

Gordon is head of Banking & Finance in Scotland. The CMS Banking and Finance Team is the largest in Scotland and has been top ranked by both Chambers and Legal 500 for a number of years.

Gordon has a been a partner for over 10 years and acts for banks and borrowers in relation to energy finance, real estate finance and general corporate lending. Gordon spent time on secondment at the Bank of Scotland’s Energy team and has a particular interest in all aspects of energy financing.

Education

University of Aberdeen

Diploma in Legal Practice

1999

University of Aberdeen

LLB (Hons)

1998

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Scotland

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Band 2
Individual Editorial
Gordon Hay leads the firm's banking and finance department in Scotland. He acts for banks and a variety of borrower clients on a range of financing mandates. He is frequently instructed on project finance matters.

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