Julian Barker

Partner

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Areas of Expertise

Julian advises on all aspects of finance made available to Registered Providers, including bond issues (both wholesale and retail), private placements, syndicated and bilateral loans (sterling and other currencies), the funding of Large Scale Voluntary Transfers (LSVTs), Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs), intra-group lending and interest rate derivatives and related security. He also advises on security trustee arrangements in connection with the group funding arrangements of Registered Providers including fundraisings on capital markets and property charging.

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Experience

Prior to Devonshires Solicitors, he worked as a banking lawyer in large city practices, including Allen & Overy LLP and SJ Berwin LLP, where he advised on commercial property finance, acquisition finance transactions and various types of general corporation funding, including management buyouts and management buy-ins.

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Publications

Julian edits and contributes to our regular Banking updates.

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Directories

He is ranked as a key individual (Band 1) in the field of Social Housing Finance by Chambers 2014, and “gives robust, sensible advice – he provides solutions rather than a series of options.” He is at the forefront of the banking team’s recent work on bond issues and clients describe him as “extremely flexible and a pleasure to work with”.

Julian is a “leading individual” in Legal 500 and his team is “highly rated”. He is also ranked in Super Lawyers for his high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in the area of banking law.

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Conferences

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Education

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Personal

Julian is a keen hockey player and cricketer and plays for the Cambridge City and the East of England over 40s hockey teams.

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