Blake Lapthorn has a strong Banking team led by partners Kath Shimmin and Claire Wheatley. They are assisted by solicitor Zaira Morana and Annabel Levick. The team is supported by many other partners and solicitors based in the firm's Corporate and Property teams.

We advise on a range of regional, national and international transactions. We have links with a wide range of overseas law firms with whom we regularly work with to provide a co-ordinated and seamless service.

Our clients include both borrowers and lenders. Lending clients include most of the UK clearing banks, financial institutions and commercial lenders. Our borrower clients value our knowledge and understanding of the issues facing them and their lenders. We use our knowledge and understanding to advise them pragmatically and work through the issues effectively.

For all our clients we undertake transaction structuring, due diligence, documentation, security and all related activities. We work closely with our Corporate and Commercial teams to support corporate clients on restructurings and debt funded transactions, ensuring that the financial aspects are co-ordinated efficiently.

We provide a proactive service based on a sound understanding of your commercial objectives and the market in which you operate. We manage transactions for you, minimising the time you have to spend talking to lawyers, so you can focus on running your business and managing your relationships. Our priority is ensuring you achieve the right result on time, every time. We are solutions focused and provide a smooth process to a successful completion.

Please click on the left hand links below for more on our experience in the following areas.

Our team advises on a wide range of banking transactions and has an excellent track record. Please visit 'our deals experience' page to see a selection of our deals. We take client confidentiality very seriously, so you will not find clients named in these pages, but we are delighted to provide references on request.

For further information, please contact:

Kath Shimmin, head of Blake Lapthorn solicitors' Banking team in Southampton, on 023 8085 7081 or by email at kath.shimmin@bllaw.co.uk.

Claire Wheatley, partner in the Banking team in London, on 020 7814 6930 or by email at claire.wheatley@bllaw.co.uk.