Profile
Work Department
Position
PARTNER, CO-HEAD OF FINANCIAL MARKETS AND PRODUCTS
Career
Philip's clients include banks, debt funds, corporates, real estate investors and developers, fintechs and investors into debt funds and platform lenders.
The sectors in which Philip most often works include real estate, fintech, technology, hotel and leisure, student accommodation and life sciences.
Philip enjoys building high performing teams, establishing long-term client relationships, innovating solutions, delivering an outstanding client service and helping clients structure and close complex transactions.
His experience includes:
- Advising lenders and borrowers on a range of development and investment financings in the UK, including a range of operating assets (hotels, student accommodation, care homes) as well as retail, office and logistics
- Advising an international lender on a range of debt financings in the innovation industries(fintech/life sciences/ tech)
- Advising overseas investors on the rescue by way of debt purchase, refinancing and rebranding, of a UK hotel portfolio that was in receivership
- Acting for a Nordic financial institution on its loan on loan financings to UK platform lenders, helping create much needed liquidity in the CBILs and RLS markets following the Covid 19 pandemic
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Exceptional level of service provided by the REF team. Highly experienced team members leading from the front, able to take a commercial approach and find amicable solutions to challenging matters whenever they crop up.’
‘All exceptional lawyers operating at the highest level.'
‘The property finance team at Fieldfisher provide a high level of legal advice combined with a flexible and commercially oriented approach, which makes them a great fit for a financial institution seeking legal assistance with a transaction, from the initial negotiations through to the closing stage.'
'They have the ability to provide legal support with complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, due to their network of offices in various key jurisdictions (such as Luxembourg and the Netherlands), with the London team seamlessly coordinating and managing the work of local counsel. The team is diverse and inclusive and their approach is very personable, which makes them a pleasure to work with.’
‘Capable and dependable with a reasonable price compared to comparable UK law firms.’
‘Pragmatic and listens to input.’
‘Always ready to assist and very keen to act on all matters with commitment.’
‘They are a proactive and supportive firm.’
Key clients
- Invesco Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG Puma Property Finance Limited MetLife Europe Arab Bank plc Leumi UK Group Limited Delancey EQT Real Estate