The Addleshaw Goddard real estate finance team regularly collaborates with the firm’s strong construction, corporate, and banking and finance practices to advise a wide range of lenders and borrowers. Recent engagements for Zoe Maurer  – who heads the practice – have seen her working with a developer and operator on the financing of six senior living villages in the UK. Sarah Egbu, ‘an astute legal professional with a truly vast array of experience and expertise to draw on’, notably works on complex transactions regarding green facilities for the funding of large mixed-use developments. Other key figures include Zak Ikponmwosa, who is experienced with financing a diverse portfolio of properties, including those in the hospitality facilities, offices, and build-to-rent properties.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Great team with significant experience at every level. Top quality service.’

  • ‘Zoe Maurer is a highly experienced partner who provides invalauable leadership and insight at all key stages.'

  • ‘Addleshaw Goddard is a fantastic organisation with a breadth of experience across the board. The team is readily available to provide counsel, advice and guidance whenever required. ’

  • ‘Ian Kynoch was superb in managing expectations, client relationships and providing a fair and commercial responses in achieving a timely completion for the client. Ian provided the necessary counsel when needed.'

  • ‘Very strong finance, real estate and construction teams. I would note that the banking and finance team is particularly strong and there is always a strong level of engagement. ’

  • ‘Zoe Maurer is excellent; her attention to detail is second to none and she always makes herself available to input.’

  • ‘Dynamic and highly versatile team. Well integrated and able to deliver calibrated responses.’

  • ‘Sarah Egbu is not only an astute legal professional with a truly vast array of experience and expertise to draw on, but is also a pleasure to deal with as a person.'

Key clients

  • Aareal Bank AG
  • AIB Group UK plc
  • Aviva
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Bank of London & The Middle East plc
  • Bayern LB
  • Bayerische Landesbank
  • Canada Life Investments
  • CC Land
  • Clydesdale Bank plc (part of Virgin Money)
  • Coutts & Co
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Crosstree Real Estate Special Situations Fund II LP
  • DRC Savills Investment Management LLP
  • Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.), London Branch
  • Europa Capital Debt Investment
  • Fortwell Capital
  • Handelsbanken plc / Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ)
  • HB Reavis
  • HB Titan Limited
  • Hillview Real Estate
  • HUB Capital
  • Human + Nature
  • ICICI
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, London Branch
  • Investec Bank plc
  • KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P.
  • Kasamar Holdings
  • Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen GZ (Helaba)
  • M7 Capital
  • MiddleCap Real Estate
  • Nord/LB, Hanover
  • OakNorth Bank plc
  • Q Investment Partners Pte. Limited (QIP)
  • Rocket Properties
  • Banco Santander / Santander UK plc
  • Tellon Capital
  • Tribeca
  • United Overseas Bank Limited
  • University Partnership Programme (UPP)
  • Venn Partners LLP (trading as ARA Venn)

Work highlights

  • Acted for National Westminster Bank Plc as agent in connection with £150,000,000 green facilities made available by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and National Westminster Bank Plc to subsidiaries of a joint venture vehicle owned by AustralianSuper and British Land.
  • Acting as sponsor counsel for Hana Financial Group Inc. on the refinancing of the Gallagher Shopping Park in Wednesbury.
  • Acted for OakNorth in a £95m financing of a portfolio of over 200 pubs for Red Oak Taverns across the UK on a particularly tight timetable.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Zoe Maurer

Other key lawyers

Sarah Egbu, Zak Ikponmwosa, Ian Kynoch