Our Banking team advises on investment grade and leveraged acquisition financings ranging from asset purchases to high value takeovers of listed companies. We also advise on management buy-outs and management buy-ins.

Our expertise includes complex funding structures involving equity, subordinated debt, shareholder finance, deferred consideration and mezzanine finance. As part of our service for buyers acquiring assets, we can set-up special purpose acquisition vehicles.

examples of our acquisition finance experience

Our acquisition finance experience includes advising on:

  • £6 million secondary buyout of a magazine publisher structured as a takeover offer for tax reasons
  • £2.5 million loan facility partly for the acquisition of a company running a care home
  • £6.7 million loan facility for the acquisition of five care homes.

View a more complete list of our recent deals experience.

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.