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

Howard Kennedy LLP
NO.1 LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
SE1 9BG
England
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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.