Lead by Heather Buttle and Jonathan Marks, the ‘forward-thinking’ Taylor Wessing LLP banking and finance team regularly collaborates closely with the firm’s real estate, construction, private client, and tax teams to provide lenders and borrowers with a cross-practice offering. Buttle is experienced in development transactions for residential, student accommodation, and build-to-rent assets, while Marks specialises in acquisition and refinancing transactions. Gareth Lawson, ’a great asset to the firm’, is noted for his focus on preferred equity lending and mezzanine arrangements.
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‘A very knowledgeable and approachable team. The team is diverse and forward-thinking.’
‘Gareth Lawson is an excellent partner. He is always involved in the transaction and knows all the details - he is very approachable and friendly but will always be able to put his point across in a calm and effective manner.’
‘Extremely responsive firm and lawyers; commercial and straightforward to work with.’
‘Gareth Lawson is a great asset to the firm and a partner who is an accessible, hugely knowledgeable and super efficient, able to cover a lot of ground quickly and professionally.’
‘An approachable, partner-accessible and partner-led real estate practice as well as finance/banking practice. The team, at all levels, are collaborative and focused on timetable and solutions where there may be differences of perspective and opinion.’
‘Gareth Lawson and Emma Oakley stand out as lead partners who are doing an excellent job.'
Clients clés
- 1Box Group
- Canada Life
- Bank of East Asia
- PIMCO
- Wells Fargo
- AllianceBernstein
Points forts
- Acted for 1Box Group in relation to their c.€58 million loan from Tristan Capital Partners’ TIPS One "Income Plus" Real Estate Debt Fund for the refinancing and funding of capital expenditures associated with a portfolio of self-storage assets spread across the Netherlands
- Acted on a multi-jurisdictional refinancing of a £175m London mansion for an ultra-high net worth family.
- Advised Wells Fargo in respect of various matters relating to its £350m debt facility for the AIPUT (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) including the transition of the investment management structure to Tritax and the necessary corporate restructuring to facilitate the same.
Avocats
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Gareth Lawson
Responsable de la pratique
Heather Buttle; Jonathan Marks
Autres avocats clés
Gareth Lawson; Emma Oakley