James Benson

Associate

Manchester

contact details

• e: James Benson
• dt: +44 (0) 161 836 7807
• df: +44 (0) 161 836 7701
• m: +44 (0) 7920 218 077

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expertise

James has experience of acting on a variety of finance transactions, including advising on syndicated and bilateral facility agreements, asset based lending and complex intercreditor arrangements.

experience

James has acted for banks, asset based lenders, private equity providers and borrowers, including newly incorporated buy out vehicles and management. He has a particular focus on invoice discounting and asset based lending transactions.

successes

Advising Bank of Scotland plc in relation to £89 million term loan facilities provided to a property investment and development group.

Advising a corporate borrower on £10 million term loan and revolving credit facilities to refinance existing debt, provide working capital and enable it to finance future acquisitions.

Advising a prominent invoice discounter on the financing, intercreditor and security aspects of a £4.3 million financing package, including a plant and machinery facility, a stock inventory facility and a confidential invoice discounting facility.

Advising a corporate borrower on £55 million invoice discounting facilities provided by the invoice discounting arm of a major clearing bank to fund its ongoing working capital requirements.

interests

James has rowed competitively for many years at Agecroft Rowing Club in Salford, winning medals in competitions both at home and abroad. He also enjoys distance running and regular cycle rides in the Peak District. When feeling less energetic, he like reading, watching films and working out which parts of his house are most in need of decorating.