Structured Finance

A partnership approach

• Highly flexible approach to private equity backed transactions
• Work with strategic partner clients on deals over £500m
• Considerable experience of senior debt, mezzanine and other subordinated debt products
• Quick and responsive service with ongoing support post completion

Outstanding reputation

Bank of Scotland has an enviable reputation for imaginative dealmaking in the private equity market. Over the past 20 years, our participation in some of the UK's largest transactions has given us a huge wealth of experience and the ability to deliver on our clients' expectations.

We have been one of the UK's leading providers of debt for buy-outs for well over a decade and we continue to support our clients through an integrated partnership approach.

Pan-European experience

By working closely with colleagues throughout the HBOS Group, we can leverage our experience as a leading financial institution and provide a holistic, seamless approach to transactions.

Experts in the key financial centres of Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Madrid complement our Structured Finance teams in Edinburgh and London as we present a seamless view across the pan-European market in support of transactions involving our key partner clients.

Our Loans Distribution team, based in London and across Europe, provides support to mitigate exposure and enhance return, and works to ensure successful delivery through early stage involvement.

A 'can do' approach

We offer a highly flexible approach, considering transactions wholly on merit and avoiding sector generalisations. It is this, combined with our 'can do' attitude, which sets Bank of Scotland Corporate's Structured Finance apart and enables us to maintain a consistent and supportive presence throughout the economic cycle.

Ongoing support

At Bank of Scotland, we never lose sight of the fact that this is a 'people business'. Embedded within our culture is a belief in supporting the key people involved in the transaction.

Each of our Structured Finance teams works with an experienced Asset Class Management (ACM) team from early on in the deal process. This ensures that once the deal completes, the ACM team has a strong working knowledge of the business.

Long after the initial deal is done, we'll continue to provide the aftercare, and support our strategic partner clients as they take their investments forward.

A unique insight

In addition to our transacting Structured Finance teams, our Fund Investments team manages an extensive portfolio of investments in a range of private equity and other specialist funds. This gives us a unique insight into the private equity community, assisting us in the development of close working relationships with our key partner clients by investing both in their funds and co-investing in deals alongside them.

Find out more

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To find out more about any aspect of our Structured Finance expertise, call us on +44(0) 20 7012 9418 † (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) or email us