Laura Holdaway > Mills & Reeve LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Mills & Reeve LLP‘s team delivers a ‘strong partner-led service‘ and has the deepest bench of banking and finance lawyers in East Anglia. The firm has the region’s only debt capital markets practice, which notably handled more than £1bn worth of public and private bonds in 2022. Cambridge-based practice head William Roles focuses on corporate and acquisition finance and is ‘the perfect lawyer to put in front of a potential client as he is always balanced, fair and well-reasoned in his approach’. Also in Cambridge, not-for-profit finance specialist Sarah Seed and principal associate Matthew Howling are names to note; both recently assisted The University of Hull with a £40m sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility and an £86m privately placed issue of green debt securities. Partner Laura Holdaway and principal associate Sarah Greenwood are the key contacts for real estate finance, whilst Bethany Webb is described as being ‘the dictionary definition of an up-and-coming lawyer’. In Norwich, Zak Virgin ‘provides consistent and clear advice‘ on asset-based lending, and borrower-side and government finance specialist Frances Churchard is also recommended.

Bolstering its expertise in real estate finance, Mills & Reeve LLP often steers significant regeneration projects and is a key port of call for corporates, developers, and strategic landowners. Laura Holdaway heads the real estate finance and investment teams, and Christine De Ferrars is adept in strategic development projects. Vincenzo Maggio is active in the life science sector, while Orla O’Sullivan’s key strengths lie in development management agreements and Michael Giess is knowledgeable of joint ventures. Other key members of the team include Carina Davis, who leads the firm’s patient capital investment practice, and Andy King, who oversees the London-based real estate finance team.

Bolstering its expertise in real estate finance, Mills & Reeve LLP often steers significant regeneration projects and is a key port of call for corporates, developers, and strategic landowners. Laura Holdaway heads the real estate finance and investment teams, and Christine De Ferrars is adept in strategic development projects. Vincenzo Maggio is active in the life science sector, while Orla O’Sullivan’s key strengths lie in development management agreements and Michael Giess is knowledgeable of joint ventures. Other key members of the team include Carina Davis, who leads the firm’s patient capital investment practice, and Andy King, who oversees the London-based real estate finance team.