Biography
Paddy is a partner in Irwin Mitchell’s national Banking and Finance team.
Paddy has substantial experience in banking and debt finance transactions across a wide range of sectors. He regularly advises banks, funders and borrowers on real estate finance (both investment and development), leveraged finance and corporate banking transactions.
He regularly works on syndicated and club financings as well as bi-lateral facilities. He also has significant expertise in cross-border transactions.
His clients include HSBC UK Bank plc, National Westminster Bank plc, Lloyds Bank, Santander, ThinCats, Octopus Property, ICG Longbow and Mayborn Group.
Recent highlights:
- Advised HSBC on a syndicated £60m refinancing of a large, private equity backed Care Home Group
- Advised HSBC on a leveraged and receivables funding package to Atlas Leisure to fund its £35m management buy-out
- Advised Mayborn Group on a significant cross-border syndicated refinancing
- Advised NatWest on senior financing to Citu in relation to its development of the Climate Innovation District in Leeds
- Advised Octopus Property on development finance facilities to FRT Developments for the development of a residential scheme in Isleworth, west London.
Testimonials
"Paddy Sturman is personable and easy to get on with. He is always calm and measured and we have a high degree of trust in the advice that we are given. We can always rely on Paddy and his team to deliver on their commitments." - Legal 500, 2023
"Paddy Sturman is always available to discuss and is very approachable. Allows the junior members of the team to progress transactions but on hand to ensure a smooth process if issues come up." - Legal 500, 2024
Leading Individual - Band 2 - Chambers & Partners, 2022
"Paddy Sturman has a reputation among banks that enables us (as his client) to negotiate the best possible arrangement. Respected by his peers and certainly the leading banking lawyer I have worked with." - Legal 500, 2022 (Leading Individual)
Paddy is "extremely commercial and provides good, solid advice and guidance on banking and wider legal matters." – Chambers & Partners, 2021 (Leading Individual - Band 2)
Paddy is a 'Leading Individual'. – Legal 500, 2021
"He is very detailed and on top of the work so he keeps deals progressing and takes a good legal view." – Chambers & Partners, 2020
"Paddy Sturman's practical and no-nonsense approach gets the job done and makes him a standout name." – Legal 500, 2020
"Extremely conscientious and diligent and always with a pragmatic and commercially sound approach." – Chambers & Partners, 2019
"Has an excellent understanding of his clients” – Legal 500, 2019
