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Banking & Finance
11 Years Ranked

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Jon is an experienced finance lawyer specialising in acting for both borrowers and lenders on asset based lending transactions, both domestic and cross border. The majority of Jon’s clients are the funders, including the main high street banks that are active in asset based lending as well as a great many non-high street bank or independent funders (including Shawbrook, Arbuthnot Latham, Investec, Close Brothers and Hitchai Capital).

A typical transaction would include a combination of receivables finance alongside one or more of plant and machinery, inventory, property and/or cashflow facilities. The purpose of such facilities can range from a straightforward re-finance to a family cash out, PE investment, trade sale/purchase or a more distressed situation.

Recent examples of transactions include:

• acting for Shawbrook Bank in the $70,000,000 syndicated facility alongside Wells Fargo, providing funding to Project Piper to assist with working capital and growth plans;

• advised Close Brothers on the acquisition finance aspects of Trust Tech Inc's acquisition of GAP Personnel and assisted with the £20m funding facility;

• represented Shawbrook on an asset based lending package to Webster & Horsfall;

• advising Arbuthnot on a £5m asset based lending facility to Morris Angel & Son.

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Banking & Finance - Midlands
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Band 2

Jon Bew has substantial experience acting for banks and corporates on matters relating to acquisition finance. He also assists with refinancings.

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