England - London • Real estate
Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Mohammed Saqub at Shakespeare Martineau LLP heads the property finance team from London and Birmingham, which has notable strength in Islamic finance. Clients of the department are predominantly UK and Middle East wholly Sharia compliant banks, and conventional banks which have an Islamic window.
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Testimonials
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‘Shakespeare Martineau has a extremely strong property finance practice and represents a wide range of lenders and sponsors. Not only do they act for conventional lenders, but also Islamic banks, challenger banks, bridging lenders and debt funds. I have always felt as though I am in a safe pair of hands with Shakespeare Martineau.'
- 'The people are very easy to deal with and always go the extra mile. They are also very commercial, driven and focussed on getting the job done.’
‘Mohammed Saqub and his team are all exceptional lawyers with a solid understanding of property finance principle. Not only are they all technically able, but they are also commercially-minded.'
Key clients
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC
- Lloyds bank
- Santander
- ADIB UK
- Al Rayan Bank plc
- Gatehouse Bank plc
- Habib Bank AG Zurich (Islamic and conventional)
- Islamic Development Bank
- Masraf Al Rayan
- OFFA
- Qatar Islamic Bank PLC
- UBL
- Nester
Work highlights
- Assisted Al Rayan on the refinance of circa £35,000,000 secured against real estate in the UK.
- Undertook a significant acquisition and funding round with a Gulf Sharia-compliant private equity investor based in the UAE in a UK Islamic finance Fintech.
- Advising a number of Islamic Banks (e.g. Al Rayan and Gatehouse) on their retail mortgages, helping add circa £500 million to their retail books.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mohammed Saqub