England - London • Real estate
Ropes & Gray
At Ropes & Gray, David Seymour heads the collective real estate department where he specialises in UK and European private equity real estate deals across the risk spectrum for real estate funds, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and family offices. Seymour also advises on structuring and executing both distressed and non-distressed transactions, investments and development financings. Associate Andrew Baker is an individual to note for debt finance.
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Key clients
- Blackstone Mortgage Trust
- Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Fund
- Partners Group
- Cathexis Investment Management
- Sixth Street
- King Street Capital Management
- Millemont Capital Partners
- Altice Europe NV
- Bio Med Realty L.P.
Work highlights
- Advised Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Fund in connection with financing of the AUD 8.9 billion (US$6.4 billion) acquisition of Crown Resorts.
- Advised Partners Group on the financing aspects of the joint venture with Host Student Housing to build up a £1 billion UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and co-living platform and on the joint venture’s first acquisition of a four-asset seed portfolio.
- Worked with other Ropes & Gray offices globally, to advise a leading global asset management firm in respect of a series of multi-billion-dollar loan repurchase and securitisation structures across multiple jurisdictions.
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David Seymour