England - London • Real estate
Howard Kennedy LLP
Senior partner Steve Clinning heads the banking and real estate finance group at Howard Kennedy LLP, utilising his more than 30 years' experience in general banking, development finance and hotel finance, both for lenders and borrowers. Senior associate Jon Janes is a key figure on syndicated and bilateral facilities on domestic and cross-border transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'Very knowledgeable team, and very approachable.'
Key clients
- Octopus Real Estate
- Puma Property Finance
- LendInvest
- Rothschild & Co
- City & Docklands
- Galliard Homes
- Southern Grove Real Estate
- Montreaux Limited
- Gordon Hotels Limited
- Arbunot Lathum & Co.
Work highlights
- Acted for Gordon Hotels Limited (as borrower) in the financing with Cynergy Bank for (among other things) the buy-out of shares from a shareholder in companies within the Borrower group and refinancing an existing loan of the borrower with Octopus.
- Acted for Montreaux Cape Limited (as borrower) in the financing with Zorin Avenue Lendco 5 Limited (as senior lender) and Alvarium (NZ) Real Estate Opportunities Fund I LP (as mezz lender) for the acquisition and redevelopment of a site in St Albans.
- Acting for Montreaux Binfield Limited in the financing with Zorin Avenue Lendco 2 Limited for the acquisition and redevelopment of a site to build 15 new homes and six flats.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Steve Clinning