Acquisition and Leveraged Finance
We have a proven track record in the acquisition and leveraged finance market, having acted on numerous high-profile and cross-border deals.


Our team is the preferred provider for a number of lenders and large corporates. We deliver pragmatic commercial advice, ensure that transactions complete on time, and always look for ways to usefully innovate.

We frequently work with other specialists within the firm to deliver client-focused solutions. And, because we also have an extensive network of contacts with law firms in other jurisdictions, we can ensure the smooth delivery of complex cross-border transactions.

Our expertise includes:

  • Advising banks, borrowers and investors in connection with financing equity and asset acquisitions, buyouts and restructurings
  • Sustainability-linked financing and hedging arrangements
  • Collaborating with City, European and US firms on complex cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance transactions
  • Assisting major City and US firms with financing structures involving public debt issuance

Peter Alderdice

Director

Matt Andrews

Senior Solicitor

Patrick Bell

Partner

David Benson

Senior Solicitor

Alison Blair

Director

Fiona Buchanan

Partner and Head of Banking and Finance

James Bulpitt

Senior Associate

Neil Campbell

Director

Christopher Clark

Senior Associate

Sam Clarke

Partner

Neil Cowan

Partner

Katy Fitzpatrick

Senior Associate

Andrew Kinnes

Partner

Iain Wishart

Partner

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Related articles and insights: Acquisition and Leveraged Finance

31 October 2023

Moveable transactions – Scotland v England: Round 1 – assigning receivables

Contributors:
Andrew Kinnes, Hamish Patrick

Scottish moveable transactions law is currently outdated and much less useful in practice than the law in England and Wales. The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 will bring Scots law up to date when it comes into force and will arguably move it ahead of the law south of the border. This article, first published in the October issue of the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, tests whether or not that is the case when assigning receivables.  

13 March 2023

Refinancing and releasing security

Contributor: Lucy Hall

In this article, Lucy Mulreany and Lucy Hall from our banking and finance team, provide a guide which explains the main types of security release documents seen in Scotland and England, some of the key considerations to bear in mind when refinancing and releasing security, and how to avoid some common pitfalls when dealing with security releases.

31 August 2016

Scotland’s leading banking practice acts on deals worth £99.3bn

In its Banking Deals Review 2015/16, Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance practice – the largest in Scotland – reported its busiest ever twelve months. During the period the specialist team of lawyers worked on banking and finance deals worth £99.3bn.  

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