With a client base consisting of both lenders and borrowers, Addleshaw Goddard‘s real estate finance practice is noted for its ability to draw upon the firm’s wider construction, corporate, and banking teams to advise on mandates surrounding modern and varied asset classes. Practice head Zoe Maurer handles financings for specialised operational assets, such as senior living villages. The team’s capabilities in sustainable finance are a key strength, with Sarah Egbu advising on green facilities for large mixed-use developments. Zak Ikponmwosa brings further versatility to the practice, with a focus on financing diverse assets, such as hospitality facilities, offices, and build-to-rent properties.
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Testimonials
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‘Addleshaw has invested time and effort over many years to grow a deep understanding of our business, improving their service by many multiples versus their peers in terms of drilling down to the key issues for us and proactively seeking the best results with that in mind without needing step by step instructions on what is important to us.'
'Zoe Maurer is hugely knowledgeable and deeply trusted with great business instincts and a highly effective negotiating style.'
- 'Their ethos and level of professionalism matches our business well and they operate as an extension of our business in negotiations; we have a high level of trust that they will represent us well and in alignment with our values.'
- 'Mindful of a busy team at our end, they clearly set out key points for attention and offer potential solutions and a confident summary of their own opinion based on extensive expertise and market knowledge - this is hugely valuable to us. They are collaborative and work well as a team within Addleshaws and also as part of our own deal team.’
‘We are consistently impressed with the standards of expertise and professionalism displayed by senior Addleshaws personnel, easily competing with and often exceeding service levels from larger global and magic circle firms.'
‘Very good partner engagement and strong associate team.’
'The team has always had a joined up approach to matters – only a handful of people will be dealing with a client at a given time and I find this means they are all aware of how we operate and where a transaction stands at any given time.'
'They tend to communicate very well internally so I have less to confirm as the documents have typically been drafted to cover banking and property requirements without my input.'
‘Zoe Maurer is an excellent partner - extremely knowledgeable and excellent at managing a transaction.'
‘Excellent senior sponsorship, highly dedicated and committed, always finding creative solutions.'
Key clients
- Aareal Bank AG
- AIB Group UK plc
- Alpha Bank London Limited
- Aviva
- Bank of Ireland
- Bank of London and The Middle East plc
- Bayerische Landesbank
- Cain International
- Canada Life Investments
- CC Land
- Clydesdale Bank plc
- Coutts & Co
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- Crosstree Real Estate Special Situations Fund II LP
- Deutsche Bank
- DRC Savills Investment Management LLP
- Emirates NBD Bank
- Europa Capital Debt Investment
- Fortwell Capital
- Handelsbanken plc
Work highlights
Advised ICG Real Estate on a complex £200m committed facility plus accordion to a JV established between Placefirst and Matter to fund the acquisition and development of single-family rental homes across the UK and to support the growth of their portfolio to over 6,500 units.
Advised Platform_ on the circa £84m financing for the development in Leeds of a BTR property and surrounding area, including a pub, provided by BentallGreenOak UK Secured Lending III S.àr.l.
Advised Emirates NBD (Bank) P.J.S.C, London Branch on a £140m combined conventional and Islamic finance solution, where ENBD provided the conventional facility and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank provided a Murabaha facility for the refinancing of the development of a student accommodation asset in Paddington
Lawyers
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Practice head
Zoe Maurer
Other key lawyers
Sarah Egbu; Zak Ikponmwosa