The Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP real estate finance team has a particularly strong lender practice, maintaining strong relationships with clearing banks, debt funds, and asset managers. Practice head Simon Mead regularly acts for lenders in cross-border property transactions. Robert Ludwig often acts for borrowers, with noteworthy recent engagements including a facility agreement for a data centre facility extension. Other key figures include Chris Brooks, a prime contact for real estate lenders on various transactions, including development and redevelopment financing.
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- 'Exceptionally commercial and comprehensive from working on the lenders side. They are superior to their competitors when it comes to project management of the other Eversheds workstreams in a transaction such as real estate due diligence and the tax teams to it does not feel like you are working with three separate teams. In addition, they represent a high degree of value from a cost perspective compared to other law firms - which has become increasingly important.'
- 'Chris Brooks is a standout partner at Eversheds Sutherland and in real estate finance as a whole. I have worked with him on 10 debt and equity transactions and have always been extremely impressed with his knowledge and sensible approach. He always seems to take the lead in the overall transaction on phone calls and proactively comes to sensible compromises between lawyers - making the commercial calls quicker and more to the point. He is highly recommended.'
Key clients
- Starz Real Estate
- Kao Data
- Precede
- LaSalle
- Tristan Capital Partners
- Audley
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Simon Mead