Farrer & Co‘s real estate finance practice is built around a team of specialists who advise a key client base of property developers and major institutional investors; the practice has a strong reputation for borrower-side work. Practice head Marc Glancy is ably supported by Martin Blake, who specialises in financing large mixed-use assets, and Simon Graham, a key contact for real estate matters regarding estate-secured loans.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We consider Farrer & Co to be one of the top two law firm partners on our panel. They are able to support various types of transactions at different levels of complexity.'
- 'The consistency in the quality of their team members is a factor in ensuring continuity.’
- ‘The team is able to deliver on time and proposes solutions to address issues or structure a transaction legally, without compromising the commercial angle. Individuals we have worked with on this include Marc Glancy and Simon Graham.'
- ‘The team at Farrer has knowledge of finance relating to property funds. Over the last 18 months, when we have faced challenges with lenders' legal teams, and Farrer have worked to resolve these issues.'
- 'We have found the firm to be responsive to our needs.’
- ‘We have worked with Marc Glancy for a number of years in property finance. He advocates for us as clients, particularly when dealing with difficulties raised by lenders' legal teams during the agreement of facility clauses.'
Key clients
- Deutsche Bank
- Coutts & Co
- Emirates NBD
- Rothschild & Co
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Triodos Bank
- WayPark Capital Limited
- UBS
- Cohort Capital
- The Property Trust Group
Practice head
Marc Glancy
Other key lawyers
Martin Blake; Simon Graham