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Forsters LLP’s real estate finance team often provides advice on development financing across the office, retail, and commercial sectors. The practice is led by Simon Collins, a specialist in sophisticated loan-on-loan transactions. Rowena Marshall handles a broad range of financing transactions, with a particular focus on development for industrial, build-to-rent, and student accommodation schemes. The team saw the departure of Victoria Edwards.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Forsters property finance team are always a pleasure to work with - they are knowledgeable, commercial and always full of practical solutions for challenges that arise.’

  • ‘Rowena Marshall is a stand-out partner - Rowena is involved in every aspect of the transaction, whilst also cascading work down as appropriate to her team to ensure adherence to fee quotes.'

  • 'Rowena Marshall gives excellent advice and is always looking for ways to make the transactions run more efficiently, without compromising the integrity of the deal.'

  • ‘The team are technically excellent lawyers and in particular, Rowena Marshall. They are also extremely approachable, responsive and commercial.'

  • 'They are excellent communicators and brilliant with their clients. It is a pleasure to work with them on each transaction and in our view one of the best firms to work with on real estate finance matters.’

  • ‘Rowena Marshall is very experienced technically excellent and commercially minded lawyer who and completely understands the market. She is always on top of things. She is a pleasure to work with.'

Key clients

  • Fintex Partners Limited
  • Brydg Capital Limited
  • RCG Coulsdon Limited
  • Valan Investments plc
  • Q Investment Partners
  • Fiera Real Estate
  • Wrenbridge
  • RAS Capital
  • The Exchange Tunnels Limited
  • Pluto Finance
  • Manex
  • The James

Work highlights

Acting for the lender on landmark £20m debt facility to UK Education Group on the refinancing of Alpha Schools Group’s portfolio of 16 independent schools across the UK.
Acting on behalf of Singapore based private equity firm, Q Investment Partners together with its JV partner Gamuda Land in relation to its £47m development facility with Alpha Property for a 299 bed student accommodation site in Woolwich, London.
Advising RCG Coulsdon on the investment and acquisition of land at Lion Green Road, Coulsdon.

Practice head

Simon Collins

Other key lawyers

Rowena Marshall