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Ward Hadaway stands out for its expertise in Public Sector Finance advice – our experienced team can identify the structures needed to efficiently deliver your objectives, but also potential issues and how to address these with the minimum of fuss.

Advice provided includes:

Grants

Our Public Funding experts can identify issues affecting the award of a grant quickly and efficiently whether this relates to public authority powers, Subsidy Control or Public Procurement.

Banking and debt funding

Dedicated banking experts who advise a wide range of borrowers including Local Authorities, public sector bodies and charities

Deliver straightforward commercially-focused advice, even in the most difficult situations

Can advise on:

  • Asset finance including sales and leasebacks
  • Deeds of Priority
  • Documentary Credits
  • Guarantee and Bonding arrangements
  • Inter-creditor arrangements
  • Interest rate hedging agreements
  • Leveraged finance
  • Loan and security documentation
  • Project finance
  • Syndicated lending
Real Estate and development finance

Deliver proactive, cost-effective advice on real estate finance transactions whether involving refinancing, acquisition or development funding. Can also advise on restructuring and recovery solutions

We can advise on:

  • Basic secured lending transactions
  • Development agreements, building licences and other development arrangements
  • Funding structures
  • Joint ventures, limited liability partnerships and other investment instructions and tax issues
  • Lenders and developers on construction packages
  • Loan and security documentation
  • Refinancing of existing facilities
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Reviewing and reporting on title
New funds

We regularly advise public authorities on the setting up of new funding programmes including developing appropriate checks and balances during the application and appraisal process, or through the negotiation of funding agreements.

Inward investment funding

We advise inward investment organisations, including Mayoral Strategic Authorities, on the appropriate processes to have in place to provide effective awards of public funding to spur inward investment, but also the recipients of such offers knowing that these businesses need assurance that the funding will not be clawed back in due course.

What people say

  • Alexander Rose's advice is streets ahead of the competition, in terms of both quality and value. His friendly and professional approach makes working with him a genuine pleasure.

    Chambers and Partners, client quote
  • ‘Imogen Holland is a highly skilled banking lawyer with a broad knowledge of the market and a pragmatic approach. She provides excellent advice to progress matters to a conclusion efficiently often working to tight deadlines.’

    Legal 500