England - London • Real estate

Squire Patton Boggs

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Squire Patton Boggs‘s practice focuses on commercial and residential development projects, including forward funding and financing of forward funds, as well as advising on bespoke funding solutions for operational real estate assets, such as hotels, student accommodation and care homes. Jon Lent is often instructed by private equity investors, banks, debt funds and alternative lenders.

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  • 'Pragmatic, helpful, always available, realistic advice. Attention to detail.'
  • 'Jon Lent - excellent.'

Key clients

  • Activum SG
  • Octopus
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Sheet Anchor Properties
  • HC-One Limited
  • London and Cambridge Properties
  • London Wall
  • MGT Lincoln
  • OakNorth Bank
  • Wells Fargo

Work highlights

  • Acting for private equity business ActivumSG on all operational and funding aspects of their ASG Iberia venture for the development of a new high-end luxury lifestyle hotel in Barcelona.
  • Advising alternative specialist lender London Wall Lending on a development and refurbishment facility for an office in Cardiff.
  • Advised the London and Cambridge Properties group and related entities on investment and development facilities with Lloyds, Aviva, Handelsbanken, and Barclays, aggregating well in excess of £400m in the last 12 months.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jon Lent