Partner
Paul is a Real Estate Partner specialising in real estate finance, acquisitions, disposals and landlord and tenant matters.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Paul is part of our highly rated Real Estate Finance team, which offers comprehensive counsel on real estate and real estate finance matters for borrower and lender clients. He specialises in real estate finance, acquisitions, disposals and landlord and tenant matters acting for lenders, investors, landlord and tenants. He also advises on the real estate aspects of restructuring and insolvency work. Paul leads the firm's relationship with HSBC and is a key client service partner for Trafalgar Entertainment Group, Barings, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and NatWest. Legal 500 ranks Paul as a notable individual for real estate finance.
Trafalgar Entertainment Group
Advised Trafalgar Entertainment Group on its agreement with Eastbourne Borough Council to run the Congress Theatre, Devonshire Park Theatre, Winter Garden and conferencing / exhibition facilities in Eastbourne.
Trafalgar Entertainment Group
Advised Trafalgar Entertainment on its appointment as the operator of Bradford Live, a landmark entertainment venue.Trafalgar Entertainment Group
Advised Trafalgar Entertainment on the agreement for a 70-year lease of a major new London theatre at Olympia.REF lender
Advised a prominent REF lender in connection with various matters including: (a) a c£65 million financing for the pre-development works at a shopping centre in Cambridge; (b) on term loan facilities provided to assist with the development of a logistics warehouse near Reading; and (c) c£60 million loan to assist a fund with their purchase of two student accommodation blocks.
UK clearing bank
We advised a UK clearing bank on numerous matters including: (a) on a series of acquisition financings totalling more than £90 million secured over a portfolio of urban logistics assets across the UK; and (b) on a £24 million facility provided for the refinance of an HQ office near London.