The Addleshaw Goddard real estate finance team regularly collaborates with the firm’s strong construction, corporate, and banking and finance practices to advise a wide range of lenders and borrowers. Recent engagements for Zoe Maurer – who heads the practice – have seen her working with a developer and operator on the financing of six senior living villages in the UK. Sarah Egbu, ‘an astute legal professional with a truly vast array of experience and expertise to draw on’, notably works on complex transactions regarding green facilities for the funding of large mixed-use developments. Other key figures include Zak Ikponmwosa, who is experienced with financing a diverse portfolio of properties, including those in the hospitality facilities, offices, and build-to-rent properties.
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Testimonials
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‘Great team with significant experience at every level. Top quality service.’
‘Zoe Maurer is a highly experienced partner who provides invalauable leadership and insight at all key stages.'
‘Addleshaw Goddard is a fantastic organisation with a breadth of experience across the board. The team is readily available to provide counsel, advice and guidance whenever required. ’
‘Ian Kynoch was superb in managing expectations, client relationships and providing a fair and commercial responses in achieving a timely completion for the client. Ian provided the necessary counsel when needed.'
‘Very strong finance, real estate and construction teams. I would note that the banking and finance team is particularly strong and there is always a strong level of engagement. ’
‘Zoe Maurer is excellent; her attention to detail is second to none and she always makes herself available to input.’
‘Dynamic and highly versatile team. Well integrated and able to deliver calibrated responses.’
‘Sarah Egbu is not only an astute legal professional with a truly vast array of experience and expertise to draw on, but is also a pleasure to deal with as a person.'
Key clients
- Aareal Bank AG
- AIB Group UK plc
- Aviva
- Bank of Ireland
- Bank of London & The Middle East plc
- Bayern LB
- Bayerische Landesbank
- Canada Life Investments
- CC Land
- Clydesdale Bank plc (part of Virgin Money)
Work highlights
Acted for National Westminster Bank Plc as agent in connection with £150,000,000 green facilities made available by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and National Westminster Bank Plc to subsidiaries of a joint venture vehicle owned by AustralianSuper and British Land.
Acting as sponsor counsel for Hana Financial Group Inc. on the refinancing of the Gallagher Shopping Park in Wednesbury.
Acted for OakNorth in a £95m financing of a portfolio of over 200 pubs for Red Oak Taverns across the UK on a particularly tight timetable.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Zoe Maurer
Other key lawyers
Sarah Egbu; Zak Ikponmwosa; Ian Kynoch