I’m a partner in our corporate team with a particular focus on banking, finance and investment, where clients value my practical and pragmatic approach.
I’m an experienced corporate and banking lawyer with over 15 years’ experience. I work with SMEs looking to grow whether through acquisitions, external investment or bank borrowing and advise lenders looking to lend to growing businesses. I have a particular focus on shareholder and investment agreements and joint ventures, as well as advising on share incentive schemes.
I am ranked in the leading legal directory, Chambers and Partners 2024.
Areas of expertise:
- Banking and finance
- Loan facility agreements
- Security agreements
- Complex inter-creditor arrangements
- Investment and shareholder arrangements (startups, SEIS and EIS)
- Share incentive plans
Qualifications and memberships
- Admitted as a solicitor in September 2002
- Member of the Loan Market Association
- Member of Share Plan Lawyers
If I'm unavailable, please contact:
Emma Stuart-Titchener
Team Leader/Legal Secretary +44 (0)1892 506 187 [email protected]
My experience
Advising The Conduit, the social impact club, on its equity fund raising and other corporate and legal needs, including a number of rounds of equity raises.
Acted for Holiday Extras Investments Limited on the refinance of its existing term and revolving facilities and a new CLBILS facility.
Acted for TBH (a property development and investment company) on its £44 million refinance of existing facilities and new credit facility
Acted for one of the UK’s largest independent pharmacy operators on its £70 million multi-bank refinance providing the group with an acquisition facility.
Acted as UK counsel for Perry Ellis in relation to its $400 million refinance with Capital One and its $180 million refinance with Sound Point.
Advising a commercial bank on a wide range of secured lending instructions across a number of different sectors including a £14 million term loan facility.
How we made a difference
Craig Bowers is realistic and a good problem-solver, he takes ownership and feels like an extension of the team.
Chambers 2025
Craig Bowers instantly grasps any issue, even on complex matters. He presents options, explains the pros and cons clearly and is extremely commercial.
Chambers 2025
Craig is calm under pressure and always focused on solutions.
Chambers 2025
Craig is calm under pressure and always focused on solutions.
Chambers 2025
"Craig has the one thing you want from lawyers which is no panic. He's rational when you need this."
Chambers UK Guide 2024
"He is responsive, pragmatic and a problem-solver. He's also very personable and calm."
Chambers UK Guide 2024
"Craig is always able to view things from a client commercial perspective. He responds quickly and delivers practical solutions."
Chambers UK Guide 2024
"He immediately grasps what we need. He explains matters clearly and he can anticipate issues."
Chambers UK Guide 2024
Craig has been, as he always is, unfailingly helpful, good humoured (even with the unreasonably tight deadlines on much of it) and spot on with pragmatic and commercial advice. Craig is a first-class adviser, always thinking round the problems and issues we have as a business, and I feel very lucky to have him in my corner, plus he is a great person to work with.
Tim Howard
General Counsel, Ocean Infinity
Awards
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