Clare Day, Partner, Head of Finance and Financial Services

Clare Day and Tom Matthews were quick to act when Mr and Mrs Griffiths wanted to buy a new property. They turned to them for expertise and advice in both real estate and financial services. Clare and Tom’s tenacity and know-how led to a smooth completion for their client. Following the transaction, Mr Griffiths said:

“I cannot recommend Clare Day, Tom Matthews and HCR enough. They were absolutely fantastic from start to finish in quite a complicated and complex purchase. They kept me updated on an almost daily basis and explained everything in a simple to understand manner.

“They went above and beyond – including both of them working on days off to achieve a completion as soon as possible for us. I would not hesitate in recommending them to anyone and very much look forward to working with them in future.”

Clare Day’s expertise in real estate finance led to a successful residential development transaction when they acted for a peer to peer funder.

The broker, Blaise Commercial Finance, originally introduced the deal to the funder and Matthew Wykes, Business Development Director at Blaise Commercial Finance, said:

“Really pleased to have completed on further residential development transactions with HCR Law acting on behalf of the lender on a number of cases. As a broker, it makes such a difference when you can advise the client, with complete confidence, that it won’t be the lenders’ solicitor delaying their completion - and all without having to pay extortionate rates too."

“A big thank you to both Clare Day at HCR, and looking forward to working with you again in the near future.”

Combining understanding of the needs of early-stage tech companies and the needs of the investors they seek gives Inger Anson and her team a crucial advantage in providing the seed round support which brings the two parties together.

Acting for pre-revenue firms looking for investment from angel investors, government funds and university commercialisation teams, Inger and her team are based in Cambridge but work nationally.

Because they know what investors need, they can ensure that companies’ legal and investment documents are produced in a way that helps the company but also demonstrates to investors that their requirements will be met.

This gives investors more confidence and faith in the founder teams and enables investment transactions to move forward faster with fewer delays. Costs are kept down and much-needed funds are provided for clients so that their company can grow.

An entrepreneur and angel investor client said of Inger: “I have worked with Inger on investment deals and have found her to be responsive, knowledgeable, good value, trustworthy and a problem solver.”

Her expertise also supported a start-up founder team client, who said: “I found Inger to be comfortably in command of the necessary knowledge, and good to work with. In particular, she was good at explaining which choices we had to make, and was able to guide us through the decision process.”

According to another entrepreneur and active technology angel investor, “Inger is pragmatic in her approach and works hard to simplify and ease the process. She is a pleasure to work with.”

Her skills and judgement won praise from a cleantech investment manager, who said: “Inger has provided excellent support and strong advice with clear explanations. Her commercial understanding is second to none and her negotiation skills are of the highest standard.”

A winning combination of expertise from Clare Day (real estate) and Tim Littler (banking) recently brought an important development finance deal on behalf of a new lender client in connection with a high end residential development in Warwickshire. The client’s borrower was delighted, saying: “We would like to thank you for going the extra mile to get this deal completed before our year end.”

Emme Raynsford’s property expertise has drawn praise from Mark Walker of Lloyds Bank’s commercial banking division, who said: “Emme has proven herself to be a thoroughly professional property lawyer handling a wide range of property types and values from modest residential to high value commercial units. Approachable and readily contactable, she is easy to work with, and I would have no hesitation recommending her to other lenders or clients who require a reliable, technically competent and very thorough property lawyer.”

We approached Adam Finch, partner at Harrison Clark Rickerbys, who specialises in hedge funding claims, in order to help us seek compensation for the IRHPs that were mis-sold to us. During that time we were guided throughout the complicated process by Adam in order to put our case forward to the bank.

During the months that we were involved in negotiations with the bank, we found Harrison Clark Rickerbys to be totally professional, thorough and supportive, ensuring that we were fully aware of the procedures and actions needed to be taken in support of our claim. Their advice was invaluable and as “non-sophisticated customers” felt that we were given every opportunity to fight our claim.

We are extremely pleased that the outcome was successful and we were awarded the full claim amount plus compensation. Without Harrison Clark Rickerbys’ guidance and support, I do not feel that we may have necessarily achieved the same result.

Mr Rigby