JMW Solicitors Appointed To Hampshire Trust Bank
JMW Solicitors LLP has been appointed to the Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) legal panel.
HTB is a leading specialist bank that provides specialist business finance, specialist mortgages and development finance solutions to UK borrowers. It also provides savings accounts to individuals and businesses.
Helen Johnston, partner in the Banking & Finance team at JMW
JMW is the latest addition to HTB’s select panel of legal specialists. JMW will be primarily involved in acting for HTB in connection with its real estate finance transactions.
Helen Johnston, partner in the Banking and Finance team at JMW, said: “We are delighted to have been appointed to the panel of HTB. HTB is in a really exciting place right now and we look forward to working with them as we grow our respective businesses together.”
Alex Upton, Commercial Director, HTB, said: “Helen and the JMW Real Estate finance team has a proven track record in the market, combining both technical and commercially astute advice. Serving a market where agility and flexibility are key attributes of our proposition, we are rigorous about the selection of any partners to ensure we are able to deliver the award-winning level of service our stakeholders have come to expect. We are delighted to welcome JMW as part of our legal panel.”
Helen Johnston is based in JMW’s London office, where the firm has enjoyed a sustained period of growth despite challenging market conditions. JMW Solicitors is ranked 74 in The Lawyer’s “UK 200: The Top 100” for 2020, moving up nine places. The listing confirms that JMW posted the largest organic growth in the 51-100 tier, increasing revenues from £38.3m in 2019 to £47.6m this year. The London office contributed £5.1m to that growth.
JMW Solicitors LLP has been ranked number 33 in 2020 The Sunday Times 'Best Companies' to work for listing. The listing is compiled from a survey of company staff across all sectors. JMW was the second law firm within the top 100.
