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Asset Finance

Established market leaders

Asset Finance

Bermans is an established market leader in Asset Finance. The team consists of industry recognised professionals with a vast wealth of experience.

Our clients include national and international lessors of all sizes, discounters and other receivables financiers, brokers and intermediaries.

We help our clients assess risk and find commercial solutions by giving prompt, clear and pragmatic advice delivered personally by our experts.

Time is spent with clients in their own environment, usually without charge, to enable us to develop strong relationships with those instructing and a proper understanding of our clients and their business needs.

Overheads are carefully controlled to enable us to provide a first class service at a very reasonable and competitive cost.

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The Legal 500 UK: Bermans stands out for its focus on asset based lending, demonstrating a wealth of expertise in both contentious and transactional mandates. Led by Alex Chapman, who is especially skilled in receivable finance-related work, the team is regarded as a market leader in the invoice finance space, representing a wide range of  SME clients. David Gledhill is recommended for his expertise in  insolvency. Jonathan Berkson spearheads the firm’s ABL disputes offering. Alissa Marsh is also recommended.

 

Clients we work with

  • Funders
  • Lessors
  • Brokers

Key Services

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  • Risk advice
  • Documentation
  • Dispute resolution
  • Debt recovery
  • Fraud recovery
  • Insolvency advice

Key Contacts

Alex Chapman

Alex specialises in the non-contentious aspects of Invoice Finance assisting his clients on security matters, drafting of bespoke documentation, reviewing contracts for quality of debt issues and assisting invoice financiers when they fund acquisitions and buy-outs.


Dave Gledhill

Dave is a Senior Consultant in our Invoice Finance team and is highly experienced in all commercial aspects of invoice finance and asset based lending and known for his commercial and practical advice to clients.


Jonathan Berkson

Jonathan is an award winning, experienced dispute resolver. He works with clients to resolve complex disputes in the most cost effective and commercial way.


Alissa Marsh

Alissa is a Partner in our Asset Based Lending team, acting for both financial institutions as well as corporate borrower clients. Since joining Bermans in 2017, she has undertaken a broad range of banking and finance work including invoice finance, asset finance and general corporate finance.


Rachael Killworth

Rachael is an Associate in our Asset Based Lending team in Manchester. She is experienced in general corporate finance, invoice finance, asset-based lending and asset finance.


Sean Quinn

Sean joined Bermans in September 2023 as a Trainee and having qualified in March 2025 is now a Solicitor working in our Asset Based Lending team. He works with a broad range of lenders assisting them with general corporate finance, invoice finance and asset-based lending matters.


Todd Gibson

Todd Gibson joined Bermans in May 2025 and is a Solicitor in our Asset Based Lending team. He mainly works with financiers, and his areas of expertise include asset finance, invoice finance and corporate finance (Todd was previously a corporate solicitor).


Anita Jackson

Anita joined Bermans in 1987 and has over 25 year experience in the recoveries arena has a deep understanding of finance and asset based recoveries procedures.


Nikhil Mehan

Nikhil joined Bermans in October 2022 and is a Solicitor currently working in our Asset Based Lending Team. His areas of expertise includes assisting a broad array of lenders with their invoice finance, asset-based lending and general corporate finance deals and providing commercial and practical advice to supplement this.


Jenny Chapman

Jenny Chapman is a Solicitor in the Asset Based Lending team, based in Manchester.


Maggie Pass

Maggie joined Bermans in 2005 as an Office Junior and is now a Litigation Executive in our Creditor Services team.


Andrew Power

Andrew Power joined Bermans in May 2025 and is a Trainee Litigation Assistant in our Asset Based Lending Team in Liverpool.


Tanweer Ahmad

Tanweer joined Bermans in May 2026 and is a Paralegal in our Asset Based Lending (ABL) Team. He works with clients in the asset finance, invoice finance and corporate finance sectors.


Uzezi Ossuetta

Uzezi joined Bermans in April 2026 and is a Trainee Solicitor in the Asset Based Lending (ABL) team.