Patrick Keown > Howard Kennedy LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Howard Kennedy LLP Offices

NO.1 LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
SE1 9BG
England
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Patrick Keown

Work Department
Banking and Real Estate Finance
Position
Patrick is partner at Howard Kennedy and Head of Banking and Real Estate Finance. He is a banking and finance lawyer advising on high value and complex debt finance transactions. He focuses on corporate finance, leveraged finance, real estate finance, asset-based lending, receivables finance, debt restructuring and corporate reorganisations.
Patrick has acted for a wide range of clients including the main UK clearing banks, investment banks, international banks, specialist lenders, institutional investors, asset-based lenders, and corporate borrowers.
His sector experience includes general corporate M&A, natural resources, charities/social enterprise, sporting organisations, social housing, education, development finance, and trade finance.
Patrick’s considerable deal experience, commercial aptitude and versatility ensure clients receive effective practical solutions.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property finance
‘Extremely professional’ and ‘knowledgeable’, the team at Howard Kennedy LLP provides clients with various funding and refinancing for properties in the UK and Europe. In May 2023, Patrick Keown joined from Bates Wells to lead the team; Keown is particularly experienced in cross-border funding deals concerning logistics facilities across Europe. Former practice head Steve Clinning retired in July 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Employment > Employers
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Immigration