Maples Group

In addition to advising bank lenders, Maples Group also frequently acts for private equity firms, assisting them with securing or restating real estate financing facilities. The practice is also tasked with structuring leveraged acquisition finance facilities for private equity sponsors. Heading the team is Mark Crichton, who combines expertise in real estate financing with knowledge of Islamic finance structures. Paul Burton is well versed in leveraged finance and securitisation transactions, with Amy Black also handling such matters and overseeing a range of lender and borrower-side matters.