Atom bank has appointed Lawrence Stephens to its commercial lending legal panel.

Lawrence Stephens is a law firm whose proposition is firmly aimed at privately owned/private equity-backed entrepreneurial businesses and disruptors, including challenger banks, alternative lenders and similar institutions.

Its real estate finance and banking teams advise over 50 different lenders and acts for both funders and borrowers, including working with regulated banks, unregulated senior lenders, intermediaries, brokers, developers, as well as regulated and unregulated mezzanine lenders and bridging companies.

John Donnelly (pictured), head of loan originations at Atom bank, said: “We are delighted to have added Lawrence Stephens to our commercial lending legal panel. The firm’s expertise will be invaluable to our borrowers and their brokers, ensuring that they receive the smooth and rapid service we aim for.

“Atom bank is growing and originating more commercial loans than ever before. We are committed to delivering the products and services needed by SMEs, so by expanding our panel we are able to ramp up lending while ensuring borrowers benefit from more choice when it comes to the acting lawyers.”

Ajoy Bose-Mallick, head of banking at Lawrence Stephens, added: “Atom Bank is a significant disruptor in the lending space and we’re delighted to join their commercial lending panel. As well as being very much part of our financial institutions world, we also feel we’re very aligned to their straightforward and open culture. We very much look forward to working together and growing with them.”