Debt Finance
We advise on all forms of secured and unsecured corporate borrowing and lending, acting for borrowers and lenders.
In support of our corporate practices and on a self-standing basis, our work encompasses:
- acquisition financing
- ordinary course business financing
- convertible loans (see Corporate Finance)
- debentures
- intra-group lending facilities
- intercreditor deeds
- subordination matters
Our clients are borrowers and lenders of all types, including companies and partnerships.
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