Sam is an experienced banking lawyer, advising financial institutions, developers, investors and operators on real estate finance transactions in the UK and Europe. His work covers investment, development and bridging financing. He has a particular interest and expertise in loan-on-loan and related structured finance matters. He also advises on acquisition finance matters and general corporate lending.
He works across all asset classes with a wide geographical spread, with recent experience in student accommodation, later living, offices, hotels and large-scale residential/mixed-use schemes.
- Acted for a UK bank on the financing of residential portfolios around the UK (aggregate debt value of £150 million).
- Acted on various loan-on-loan and intercreditor arrangements between a UK bank and an alternative lender (aggregate debt value of £300 million).
- Acted for a specialist care home funder on holding and development financings (aggregate debt value of £25 million).
- Acted for a UK bank on the £30 million financing of a London hotel and the £35 million financing of student accommodation in Hampshire.
- Acted for a UK bank on the funding of various hotel and golf course schemes (aggregate debt value of £50 million).
- Acted for an offshore operator on various refinancings of its luxury serviced apartment business in west London (aggregate debt value of £70 million).
- Acted for a leading London property developer on the £135 million financing for the development of a new commercial, office, retail and residential estate in east London.
- Acted for an Asian property developer on the £110 million financing for the redevelopment of a mixed-use office, residential and retail site in central London.
- Acted for a large asset management company on the £80 million senior and mezzanine refinancing of a portfolio of London office properties and regional industrial estates.
- Acted for a global property investment company in relation to the £25 million refinancing of a portfolio of industrial estates located throughout the UK.
- Acted for a private bank on the £120m financing of a residential development project in west London.*
- Acted for a UK bank on the financing of residential development and care home projects around the UK in aggregate debt value of £150m.*
- Acted on various loan-on-loan and intercreditor arrangements between a UK bank and an alternative lender in aggregate debt value of £200m.*
- Acted for a UK bank on the £30m financing of a London hotel and the £35m financing of student accommodation in Hampshire.*
- Acted for a leading London property developer on the £135m financing for the development of a new commercial, retail and residential estate in east London and the £43m senior and mezzanine financing for a high-end residential development in north London.*
- Acted for an Asian property developer on the £110m financing for the redevelopment of a mixed use office, residential and retail site in central London.*
- Acted for a large asset management company on the £80m senior and mezzanine refinancing of a portfolio of London office properties and regional industrial estates.*
- Acted for a luxury hotel group on its group restructuring and the associated refinancing by way of a £180m loan facility.*
- Acted for an Asian property investment company in relation to the £25m refinancing of a portfolio of industrial estates located throughout the UK.*
*Instructions undertaken prior to joining Shepherd and Wedderburn.
