England - London • Real estate
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP is known for its work on private loans, bespoke hybrid investments, and repo and repack transactions, as well as CMBS, including both public and privately placed deals. It also advises on asset-based finance, REITs, and leverage financing for real estate businesses. Rupert Wall chairs the finance group in Europe, and works alongside London partners, Nick Brittain and Emilie Stewart.
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Key clients
- Starwood Capital
- Apollo
Work highlights
- Represented certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management on the successful launch of a 50:50 joint venture with illimity Bank S.p.A., aimed at investing up to €500 million in NPL and UTP loans secured by real estate assets in Italy.
- Representation of Starwood Capital in connection with a US$250 million commercial real estate loan repurchase facility with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, in particular, reviewing issues arising from inclusion of English and European loans into the portfolio and advising on related local security aspects, risk retention issues, and risk free rate replacement of LIBOR.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rupert Wall