Goodwin maintains high levels of activity in the private equity, real estate, credit fund, and infrastructure sectors, where it provides a range of services and debt financing solutions. The team is headed up by Ed Saunders, a well-respected fund finance lawyer who acts for managers, GPs, and banks on various products in the sector. Simon Fulbrook‘s practice centres on complex structured financing transactions. Paul Lyons is noted for his understanding of borrower and lender-side real estate debt finance.
Testimonials
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- ‘I was especially pleased with the level of partner involvement on what would typically be perceived as vanilla financing. The internal stakeholders were happy with the level of support given that Goodwin assisted with implementing the first financing of this nature here.'
‘I would recommend Edward Saunders for the quality of service and level of commitment towards getting the deal done on a compressed timeline.'
‘By far the most capable law firm I've encountered in fund finance. The team are appropriately staffed with a diverse team and has unparalleled experience and knowledge of the market. Given the breadth of their practice, they also know 'the other side' in terms of both lenders and lawyers and their positions extremely well which makes for efficient negotiation.’
'An exceptionally capable team with clever and constructive approaches to structuring and problem-solving, particularly under time pressure.'
‘The Goodwin fund finance team are fabulous to work with. In addition to providing clear and concise advice, they can take the stress out of execution by managing a lot of the work behind the scenes.’
‘Ed Saunders and Carl Windrup are extremely responsive and provide legal advice with a commercial mindset.'
Key clients
- Advent International
- Ares Management
- BGO
- Cordet Capital Partners
- Fidelity International
- Intermediate Capital Group
- Pantheon Ventures
- Patron Capital
- UBS Asset Management
- Urban Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Fidelity International Limited on a €200m green loan revolving subscription facility to Fidelity’s inaugural European Real Estate Climate Impact Fund.
- Advised Kreos Capital on the signing of a definitive sale and purchase agreement for the sale of the business to BlackRock.
- Advised Urban Partners’ NREP on the fund financing and fundraising aspects of its Nordic Strategies Fund.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ed Saunders