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Corporate debt and asset backed finance

Advising financiers and corporates on both domestic and cross-border financings from syndicated/bilateral facilities, private placements and acquisition finance, to asset finance, invoice discounting and other asset backed facilities.

Our experience covers a range of services from finance facilities provided by banks, debt funds and family offices, to more bespoke asset and asset backed finance.

We have extensive experience advising both lenders and borrowers, and work with many of the leading names in lending markets, including on green loans and sustainability linked loans.

We leverage our sector experts where relevant to add value, and customise drafting for lending and security documentation. We are dedicated to offering comprehensive advice and innovative solutions.

Services

Facilities for listed corporates

Advising on unsecured facilities for listed borrowers.

Private placements

Advising on cross-border private placements.

Club/bilateral facilities

Providing support to lender and borrower clients on secured corporate debt and acquisition finance facilities.

ESG/green loan principles

Documenting sustainability linked loans and loan documentation incorporating green loan principles.

Receivables finance documentation

Providing expert guidance on drafting and negotiating syndicated and bilateral receivables finance agreements.

Precedent facility documentation

Conducting comprehensive reviews, and assisting with the creation of suites of precedent documentation for corporate lending and asset-backed financing structures.

Aviation finance

Managing legal aspects of cross-border aircraft financing, sales and purchase transactions.

Equipment and vehicle finance and bespoke asset finance

Offering tailored legal advice on financing arrangements for various types of equipment and commercial vehicles, to support business operations as well as art finance.

Examples of our work

FirstGroup

Advising FirstGroup on connected multi-bank debt and hire purchase financings relating to the investment into and deployment of up to 1,000 electric buses.

Mobico Group

Advising Mobico Group on a range of financing transactions, and on its £600 million revolving credit facility.

HSBC

Advising HSBC on multiple bilateral facilities for investment grade and mid-market borrowers, including supporting acquisitions and management buyouts.

Finance in Motion

Advising funds managed by impact investor Finance in Motion, on loans to financial institutions throughout eastern Europe and Africa, to support small businesses to address the world’s social and environmental challenges.

Plantforce

Advising BGF-backed Plantforce, a national supplier of advanced plant hire machinery, on its syndicated asset backed lending facilities comprising stocking finance and invoice finance lines.

KfW IPEX Bank

Provided English law advice to KfW IPEX Bank on various trade finance and receivables finance facilities across multiple jurisdictions.

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What others say

“Burges Salmon combined specialist advice with a real sense of commercial proportionality and a pragmatism and drive to get things done that is not always evident with other firms. They served us well at all levels with excellent partner engagement but seamless transition to other team members when necessary.”

Legal 500, UK 2025

“Their sector focus is highly specialised, and they have a great handle on how the world works from an asset-based lending point of view.”

Legal 500, UK 2024

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