Andrew Baker
Ropes & Gray LLPRated for its ‘great commercial knowledge’, Ropes & Gray's real estate finance team regularly collaborates with the firm’s restructuring and tax teams to advise a number of high-profile clients on an array of transactional matters. Noted for his capabilities in the financing aspects of joint ventures, practice head David Seymour is also highly experienced in the acquisition and financing of student housing assets.
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‘Great commercial knowledge. Able to give practical and user-friendly advice, enabling principals to focus on decision-making.’
Key clients
- Atlas Edge
- Bain Capital Credit
- Blackstone Mortgage Trust
- Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Fund
- Cathexis Investment Management
- King Street Capital Management
- Partners Group
- Sixth Street
Work highlights
- Advising 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.
- Advising Sixth Street on its acquisition and financing of 15 buildings within a large office campus in the Western Corridor of Lisbon, Portugal.
- Advising Bain Capital Credit on an ongoing basis in connection with a $275 million holdco financing and related investment to support Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s $1.55 billion Phase 1 of development of the INSPIRE Entertainment Resort, on Yeongjong Island in Incheon, South Korea.
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
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David Seymour