England - London • Real estate
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner‘s ’well resourced team who are very knowledgeable across the whole property finance spectrum’ is led by Naveen Vijh, who alongside senior associate Benedict West, advised on Brookfield Asset Management’s first European core-plus real estate fund (BPREP-E) on financing the acquisition of eight logistics assets located in France and the Netherlands. Claire Watson‘s expertise in investment grade lending and the student accommodation sector further bolsters the practice’s offering. Debt finance expert Gordon McMillan, ’stand-out’ Payam Yoseflavi and Taslima Salam are sought after by market-leading lenders, borrowers and sponsors.
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Testimonials
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‘Well resourced team who are very knowledgeable across the whole property finance spectrum. Able to come together easily to push deals through when needed without effort. Lots of expertise and market knowledge in the team.’
‘Payam Yoseflavi is a stand-out partner whose affable style has a way of directing transactions. Very good at seeing the whole picture to readily resolve any issues, and he's excellent at proposing pragmatic solutions to move deals. The team clearly collaborates very well together, as every transaction is seamless.'
‘BCLP have an exceptionally talented team and approach to real estate transactions. They always make themselves available at short notice and have an extremely commercial approach to financing transactions.’
‘Gordon McMillan - provides clear and concise advice and gets quickly to the commercial points we need to focus on as a deal team. A trusted adviser who can get on with the job and who knows when to raise commercial issues.’
‘Benedict West is an exceptional lawyer. He has a unique and sound understanding of not just the finance elements of a transaction, but also of construction, planning and general real estate issues. He provides clear, concise and tailored advice making even the most complex of transactions seem painless. Would highly recommend.’
‘Taslima Salam has worked with us previously and when called on she has stepped in at critical points to deal with more involved matters / time critical matters - ensuring delivery. She has good oversight even when a senior associate is leading the day to to. This is reassuring and important.’
‘They are highly knowledgeable, practical and experienced with a collaborative approach, working closely with clients to understand their goals and challenges. I have valued their professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to delivering results for our clients.’
‘This is a truly full service real estate firm that is first class in all of the aspects of a construction project from site acquisition through planning, delivery, construction and thereafter in to finance. They are responsive, smart and hard working throughout their teams. Some firms are centred around a few high quality individuals, whereas BCLP has strength in depth.’
‘Benedict West is superb. Smart, clear in communication and diligent.’
‘BCLP is one of the foremost commercial real estate finance practices in the City, whose depth of up-to-date market knowledge on all aspects of this sector leaves clients rightly feeling that they are getting cutting edge legal advice.’
‘Claire Watson and her team have been "the team" that we always go to when it comes to finance deals. Claire has the best knowledge in real estate finance, she has always been approachable, responsive, helpful and trust-worthy. We have been lucky to have her as our finance legal adviser.’
Key clients
- R&F One (UK)
- Qatari Diar
- OEE PropCo
- LIM
- Tristan Capital
- TIPS One Alpha PV I
- Kensington Row Property
- Project Arrow
- Hermes Real Estate Senior Debt Fund
- Henderson Park Capital Partners UK
- HPREF II Silverburn Investments LP
- OEE Holdings European Logistics
- Cheyne Capital Management
- Carlyle
- BREO Hundred
- Brookfield Asset Management
Work highlights
- Advised R&F Properties on the £772 million senior and mezzanine construction financing of its development at One Nine Elms, London consisting of the 57-storey City Tower containing 334 apartments and the 42-storey River Tower consisting of a 203-room Park Hyatt Hotel and 103 Park Hyatt branded luxury apartments.
- Advised Cheyne on a senior facility to finance the purchase of Taxi House, a mixed-use scheme situated on the Grand Union Canal, occupying the site of the former London Taxi Drivers’ Association headquarters.
- Advising BauMont Real Estate Capital on an £86 million green loan from Cain International for the development of 100 Fetter Lane, London, a 95,000-square-foot, highly-sustainable, best-in-class office scheme.
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Practice head
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Naveen Vijh