Osborne Clarke LLP‘s real estate finance practice provides a balanced service, working with both lenders and borrowers on a wide range of transactions. Nick Padget spearheads the team and he is sought after for his expertise in the acquisition, financing, and refinancing of large retail properties. Madeleine Clark frequently works with lenders, alternative lenders, and real estate debt funds, on property finance transactions. The team’s infrastructure finance capabilities are a key strength of Andrew Parsons, who advises on UK-wide portfolios.
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‘OC's REF team is professional and efficient and comprises personable and courteous lawyers. We are seeing OC particularly in PBSA and the development finance market, where they have exceptional expertise.’
- 'Nick Padget is very well known in the market and is an exceptionally good operator.'
Key clients
- RM Infrastructure Income plc
- Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited
- ICG Alternative Investment Limited
- Mera Investment Group
- OakNorth Bank plc
- Warehouse REIT plc
- Ghelamco
- Property Lending LLP
- Alpha Property Lending
- REL Finance Limited
- Leumi UK Group Limited
- NW1 Partners and URBZ Capital
Work highlights
Acted for Mount Street in its role as servicer in connection with significant private placements of loan notes secured on luxury hotels located throughout Europe.
Acted for Warehouse REIT plc in connection with an accession and subsequent drawdown of its new debt facility.
Acted for RM Infrastructure Income plc on the restructuring of a hotel group's debt collateralised against a portfolio of hotels throughout the UK.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Nick Padget
Other key lawyers
Madeleine Clark; Andrew Parsons; Jason Lawrance