CMS

CMS's real estate finance practice is built around a team of partners with distinct specialisms, enabling it to advise both lenders and borrowers, including international banks and major hospitality operators. Practice head Clive Swillman often leads on European transactions involving term loans and revolving facilities for banks, debt funds, and sponsors. Ian McGarr boasts expertise in hotel and leisure-related transactions, Simon Johnston handles development and structured real estate finance, and Andrew Besser contributes a strong practice that is focused predominantly on lenders. The practice also benefits from the expertise of Mike Delaney, who handles cross-border finance and loan restructurings and has a specialist focus on green and sustainability-linked loans.