The commercial team at Williams + Hughes regularly acts for borrowers in single lender and syndicated finance facilities.
With our extensive experience with bank documentation, particularly in negotiation of financial covenants, we are able to negotiate carve outs and concessions from the typical bank contract wording, including better outcomes in terms of financial ratios, debt covenants and cure periods for temporary breaches.
We have expertise in acting for farmers in disputes with bankers, including in relation to foreclosure.
Our expertise in this area includes:
Reviewing standard bank documents and negotiating carve outs and concessions
Reviewing and advising in relation to syndicated debt facilities
Advising borrowers in relation to breaches of debt agreements
Advising in relation to PPSR issues
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Our notable and relevant experience includes:
Advised various family groups in relation to $100+ million debt facilities, including club and syndicated bank debt
Acted for large family owned borrower to achieve carve out of joint venture assets and other shared ownership assets from bank security arrangements
Advised large corporate borrower in relation to syndicated debt facility and financial ratio breaches and curing breaches
Successfully restructured $87 million debt financing facility for ASX-listed Apex Minerals (end to end restructuring advice and negotiations with security trustee, hedge funds, etc)
Acted for large wine producer in relation to structuring complex debt facilities, prioritisation and subordination agreements
Acted as escrow agent for Wave Park Group in relation to private capital raising to construct surf park in Melbourne
Acted as escrow agent for Integrated Marketing Technology in relation to private capital raising
Acting for various clients in negotiations with banks for project specific debt facilities
Advising borrowers in relation to PPSR matters
Advised in relation to suborigination agreements for regional finance and mortgage broking group
Advised prominent Perth property developer in relation to bank debt facilities
Acted for buyers of loan trailer book
Prepared numerous loan facility agreements for private financiers
Review equipment loan finance agreements for numerous borrowers
Advising in relation to numerous financing and debt related disputes, payment claims, debt recovery, etc. Click here for more information
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Greg Mohen joins Williams + Hughes
Williams + Hughes are delighted to announce that Greg Mohen has joined our commercial law team.
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