Mourant maintains a broad approach to banking and finance matters, handling both the lender and borrower-side aspects of acquisition and real estate facilities in addition to assisting clients with the restructuring of their existing loans. A number of well known private equity houses rely on the firm’s borrower-side expertise, in particular in relation to acquisition financing arrangements, while also advising lenders on such deals. The team is headed by Gareth Rigby, whose practice encompasses real estate, leveraged and fund finance, and Jon Woolrich, a favourite amongst private equity sponsors requiring advice on leveraged credit facilities. James Hill assists banks and borrowers on real estate financing and loan restructuring matters.
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- 'Extremely pragmatic and proactive.'
- 'Responsive and reliable.'
- 'Very responsive, always helpful and willing to meet tight deadlines.'
- 'They are very user-friendly, always available and if any issues come up they solve them very quickly.'
- 'Excellent corporate and banking team, always available and ready to help with clear and precise local advice.'
- 'Good level of commercial awareness and of their local market.'
Key clients
- National Westminster Bank
- Henderson Park
- Greystar
- Legal and General Investment Management
- International Workplace Group plc
- StepStone Group Inc
- JPMorgan
- MetLife
- Commercial Estates Group
- Arlington Student Accommodation Fund
Work highlights
Advised Greystar and GIC on the £950m financing of the Student Roost.
Advised Lembaga Tabung Haji in relation to a £103m Murabahah Islamic financing transaction for the refinancing of Riverscape, 10 Queen Street Place, London.
Advised Jersey-incorporated International Workplace Group plc on the issuance of a €575m investment grade bond, a €50m 'tap issuance' of the same bonds, entry into a €720m revolving credit facility, repayment of its existing revolving credit facility and entry into hedging arrangements.
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Practice head
Gareth Rigby; Jon Woolrich
Other key lawyers
James Hill; Paul Martin