Are you arranging growth financing, an acquisition, or a refinancing, or do you need to set up banking documentation? In financing, it is not only the loan agreement that matters. Key elements include security, conditions precedent, covenants, reporting, cash-flow mechanics, intercreditor logic and the ability to drive the project through to drawdown and ongoing administration.
PROXIMA LEGAL provides senior and practical support across banking and finance from transaction structuring and documentation negotiation to closing, security perfection and post-closing compliance.
How we can support you
1) Loan financing and refinancing
- bilateral and syndicated loans, revolving facilities, working capital
- refinancing, amend and extend, waiver processes, restructuring of loan terms
- setting CPs, covenants, reporting structure and cash-flow waterfall
2) Acquisition finance (M&A)
- financing structure, share deal or asset deal, SPV, intra-group financing
- coordinating the legal workstream between the lender, buyer and seller to align timing and closing
- escrow and settlement, closing deliverables and post-closing steps
3) Project finance
- financing of development, manufacturing and infrastructure projects
- contractual and risk framework linked to financing, contractors, leases, operating agreements
- ongoing support during drawdowns, project changes and compliance testing
4) Security and security documentation
- security over real estate, shares, receivables, accounts and inventory
- security assignments, guarantees, financial guarantees, retention mechanisms
- registration and perfection of security and coordination with registries and the Land Registry
5) Mezzanine, private debt, intercreditor
- mezzanine and subordinated financing, bridge financing
- intercreditor arrangements, priorities, enforcement mechanics, standstill
- documentation structured to reflect real transaction dynamics
6) Regulatory and contractual aspects of financing
- lender and investor compliance requirements, KYC and due diligence readiness
- contractual set-up of reporting and information obligations
- incident management, covenant breach support and mitigation strategy
Typical matters we handle
- you finance an acquisition or expansion and need bankable documentation signed quickly
- you refinance a group and want to simplify security and covenants
- you run a project with a bank or investor and need to align financing with contractors and leases
- performance issues arise such as CPs, covenant breach or delays and you need rapid stabilisation
- you set up escrow and settlement and want to minimise transaction and operational risks