Manjit Virdee > Schofield Sweeney > Bradford, England > Lawyer Profile
Schofield Sweeney Offices
CHURCH BANK HOUSE
CHURCH BANK
BRADFORD
BD1 4DY
England
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Manjit Virdee
Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Partner and leads on secured property finance and banking matters in the firm. Act for key banks, subprime lenders and other corporate and individual lenders and borrowers. Specialises in acting for lenders on Asset Based Lending, Acquisition Finance, Development Funding and a variety of investment situations in connection with acquisition/re-finance/gearing of large portfolio of properties. Extensive experience in advising lenders on facilities/loan documentation, security negotiations and derivative transactions. Act for borrowers in a wide range of situations, including negotiations with banks in acquisitions and disposals.
Career
Trained at Edward De Silva & Co Solicitors in London; Qualified in 2003; Shires Wainwright Solicitors 2003-2006; Schofield Sweeney LLP 2006 to date.
Languages
Punjabi
Memberships
Former Bradford Law Society President, position held for 3 years.
Education
Leeds Metropolitan University (2(1)): Leeds Metropolitan University- Legal Practice Course.
Leisure
Enjoy reading, cooking and following Formula 1.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Banking and finance
Schofield Sweeney‘s key areas of specialism are secured real estate finance, development funding, asset based lending, and invoice finance. Manjit Virdee leads the team from Bradford, and has particular expertise in acquisition finance. Also key are Karen Crutchley, who is active for both lenders and borrowers, and Pardeep Khela, who is experienced in real estate finance.
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Leading partners)Schofield Sweeney‘s ‘exceptional’ real estate team is well-regarded for its expertise in property finance transactions, property acquisitions, regeneration and property conversions, and lease agreements. The group regularly assists its diverse client roster which spans the residential, retail, healthcare and energy sectors. Leading the team are Darren Birkinshaw, who handles property joint ventures and business property relocations and Manjit Virdee, who excels on property finance matters and regularly advises banks. The real estate team is also noted for its niche specialism in Islamic finance, which Farooq Zar is an expert in.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Banking and finance Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance
- Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms