Our recent highlights
Our recent highlights
- Apollo, Precis, Carlyle & Crosstree: advising club of senior and mezzanine lenders on the refinancing and development financing of 1 Nine Elms.
- Cale Street Partners: advising funds advised by Cale Street Partners as lenders in respect of the financing of the acquisition of the property known as the Fenwick Department Store on Bond Street London, which in particular, had to cater for multiple different development options.
- A joint venture owned by TIAA and Neinver: advising on the financing and the acquisition of six retail outlet centres throughout Europe.
- LGIM: advising on the financing of 125 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 to a club of Korean institutional investors.
- A fund: advising on the financing of the acquisition and development of 105 Victoria Street, London (the site of the former House of Fraser department store).
- An alternative capital provider: advising on the mezzanine financing of 20 Churchill Place, E14 which was backed by a US sponsor.
- M&G: advising on a facility agreement provided to a joint venture company for the acquisition of 14 distribution and logistics warehouses located throughout France.
- Sculptor: advising on the mezzanine development financing for two purpose-built student housing accommodation developments in Spain.
- AustralianSuper: advising on the £280m development financing of the One Crown Place development in the City of London.
- Permodalan Nasional Berhad and Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia): advising on the acquisition and development financing of the £1.6bn acquisition of the iconic Battersea Power Station.
- King Street Capital Management: advising on its acquisition of three portfolios of hotels in Portugal, its development financings for a retail park and office portfolio in Spain and the financing of its acquisition of two Dutch office portfolios.
- Abu Dhabi Financial Group: advising on the development financing in relation to ‘The Broadway’, one of the largest island site developments in London.
- Cale Street and Crosstree Partners: advising as lenders on the £230m development financing for the Marylebone Hotel, London.
- Royal Bank of Canada: advising in respect of various financings, a senior/mezzanine financing provided to a large US sponsor in respect of the acquisition of a portfolio of Finnish residential assets and separately UK office and student accommodation.
- An asset management company: advising the mezzanine lender in respect of the refinancing of the acquisition by a US sponsor of a portfolio of 24 logistics assets situated in Spain, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Portugal.
Awards and Rankings
UK
- Band 2 for Real Estate Finance
Chambers UK 2024 - Tier 2 for Property Finance
Legal 500 UK 2024
Quotes
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“The Linklaters real estate finance team have excellent knowledge of the sector that they operate in. Particularly worth noting is their expertise in senior/mezzanine financing transactions, where they have impressive knowledge of market norms. They are highly responsive and offer quality client service.”
Legal 500 UK 2024
- "Linklaters offer excellent advice on complex real estate financing transactions. They are experts in mezzanine financing transactions in particular and have strong knowledge on market positions."
Chambers UK 2024 - "They have a knowledgeable team and are great to work with."
Chambers UK 2024
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Asset Finance
Asset Finance
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Corporate and Structured Lending
Corporate and Structured Lending
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Financial Structuring
Financial Structuring
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Fund Finance
Fund Finance
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High Yield
High Yield
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Margin Lending
Margin Lending
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Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Finance
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Restructuring and Insolvency
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Trade Finance
Trade Finance
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Banking Litigation
Banking Litigation