Nick is a Partner and Head of the Real Estate Finance Group.
He has extensive experience advising financial institutions, funds, developers and investors on all aspects of real estate finance transactions, including on investment, development and structured financings (with senior mezzanine debt). He acts on both the lender and sponsor side, and also has considerable experience of acting on restructuring and enforcements.
Recent matters include advising a well-known developer on its financing of a large mixed-use development at Paddington, representing a consortium of lenders on the refinancing of a portfolio of UK shopping centres, acting for a state-owned bank on the receivership of a large London mixed-use development, and advising a consortium on their equity bridge facilities relating to the securitisation of properties held by a national supermarket.
Nick is ranked as a Leader in his Field in Chambers & Partners 2021, which says that he "has a respected practice with notable experience" and that clients say "he's easy to work with and very user-friendly". Legal 500, which ranks Nick as a Leading Individual, adds that clients say his "key quality is his willingness to be responsive and progressive", and that he heads a "technically brilliant and commercially savvy" and "firm-class" team that provides "high levels of specialise knowledge and strong customer service".
Key Experience
- Acting for investors and developers on financing arrangements for large developments and acquisitions, including a well-known developer on its financing of a large mixed-use development at Paddington.
- Advising various banks on real estate related refinancings, including a consortium of lenders on the refinancing of a portfolio of UK shopping centres.
- Acting for various banks on restructurings and insolvencies, including a state-owned bank on the receivership of a large London mixed-use development.
- Advising on structured finance transactions, including a consortium on their equity bridge facilities relating to the securitisation of properties held by a national supermarket.
Career History
Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Solicitor, Mishcon de Reya
Solicitor, Macfarlanes
Trainee, Norton Rose