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Chris Freeston

Chris Freeston

Freeths LLP, East Midlands

Work Department

Commercial – national head of department and managing partner of the firm's Nottingham office.

Position

Partner specialising in all areas of finance, particularly property and project finance. Chris is head of the firm’s banking and finance team. Recent transactions include advising the issuer on a £100m mortgage bond issue, acting for the lender on enforcement and insolvency issues relating to indebtedness of approximately £180m secured against a portfolio of properties and advising Bridges Ventures on the £84m acquisition of a portfolio of offices from Regus Plc. Chris acts for investors, developers, development agencies and a number of lenders including ICG Longbow, HSBC, RBS, and Santander.

Career

Trained Linklaters; qualified 2002; associate Linklaters 2002-06; senior associate Freeths LLP 2006-09; partner 2009.

Memberships

Law Society.

Education

Nottingham High School; St Catharine’s College, Cambridge University (1998 MA (Cantab)).

Leisure

All sport, member of Radcliffe on Trent Golf Club.

Mentions

Finance • East Midlands

Banking and finance

Finance • South West

Banking and finance