By: 24 January 2024
Clarion continues to grow finance offering

Clarion is continuing to grow its specialist team with the appointment of Gresa Bakolli as an associate solicitor.

Gresa trained at an international law firm where she worked with a number of UK clearing banks and corporate borrowers on transactions involving debt, development, real estate and acquisition finance.  

The firm also promoted Andrew Curtis from senior associate to legal director. He joined the firm’s banking and finance practice four years earlier. With 13 years’ banking experience, he has worked with debt and equity providers and corporates on a wide variety of finance deals.

Ben Slack, partner in Clarion’s banking and finance team, said: “In 2023, we completed transactions with a combined debt value in excess of £950m, and our work streams and client base are continuing to grow. It is vital that we continue to develop the careers of the lawyers within the team and recruit new talent to keep pace with the growth of our clients and our client base. The arrival of Gresa is a welcome boost to the team and we are delighted to see Andrew’s well deserved progression.

Clarion’s 21-strong banking and finance team includes three partners and provides a full range of financial advice to support clients’ funding needs. This ranges from advice on corporate banking, leveraged finance and real estate and development finance to asset-based lending, alternative lending platforms, banking disputes, restructuring and security enforcement.

 

Image: Clarion Solicitors’ banking team