Daniyal Ansari > Greenberg Traurig, LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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THE SHARD, LEVEL 8
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
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Daniyal Ansari

Work Department
Real Estate Finance
Position
Shareholder
Career
Daniyal is a member of the Real Estate Finance team, based in London. He acts across the full spectrum of real estate financing transactions for both lenders and borrowers and has deep expertise in both domestic and pan-European deals.
Daniyal has over 20 years of experience as a finance lawyer in leading firms the London market and has experience of a broad variety of financings including LBOs, project finance, borrowing base facilities, consensual debt restructurings and receivables financings and of course real estate finance where he has over the years been involved in many well know transactions such as the take private of Debenhams in 2002, Lehman’s acquisition and restructuring of the Meridien Hotels group in the mid noughties and the various phases of financing relating to the construction of the Shard at London Bridge in 2008. In 2005/6 Daniyal was seconded to the structured real estate capital team of ABN AMRO where he transacted pan-European loans and the related Talisman CMBS conduit.
Daniyal combines his financing expertise with a detailed understanding of different real estate asset classes including BTR, residential, PBSA, cold storage, logistics, retail, leisure, science parks, regeneration and hotels to provide pragmatic and commercial advice to his clients. Daniyal is well known for his experience in development finance and complex real estate financing structures. Daniyal has acted for a wide range of market participants including private equity houses, private investors, banks, debt funds and developers.
Capabilities
Banking & Financial Services
Real Estate Finance
Admission to Practice
England and Wales
Languages
English
Education
- LL.M., St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge
- LL.B., University of Exeter/UK
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property finance
The Greenberg Traurig, LLP team frequently works for a variety of banks, capital fund managers, and real estate investment managers on real estate finance transactions. The team is jointly led by Partha S. Pal, Daniyal Ansari, and Sierra Taylor, the latter of whom joined the firm from Paul Hastings LLP in April 2023. Pal, a seasoned practitioner who is well-known in the market, is experienced in mezzanine loans, particularly within the luxury hotel space. Ansari is well-versed in financing deals for student accommodation and build-to-rent assets, both in the UK and Europe.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing