I am a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department, advising commercial organisations, financial institutions and charities.
I completed my training contract at Linklaters before moving to Bates Wells in March 2019. During my time at Linklaters, I advised on a variety of real estate acquisitions, financings and developments, in addition to working on cross-border corporate restructuring and insolvency transactions. I also spent 6 months on secondment at Citigroup in their EMEA M&A legal team, advising on a range of commercial and legal issues.
- I have acted for various financial institutions and borrowers on the property due diligence and security aspects of lending and refinancing in both the commercial and the charity sectors. This has included acting for lenders on acquisition financings over £10m, both through share and asset acquisitions, acting for a lender on a complex mixed use property portfolio refinancing in excess of £25m and acting for a charity borrower on a £10m refinancing completed alongside a charity merger.
- I have experience of advising lenders on the novation of secured loans on the incorporation of property partnerships borrowers.
- I advise sports grant giving bodies on secured grant funding to finance the development of new pitches and ancillary facilities.
- I have advised a number of charities and commercial organisations in relation to granting, taking and renewing leases.
- I advise a number of charities in relation to their property portfolios, including advising on Charities Act disposal requirements.