John is head of our property group, focusing on property finance. His particular specialism is advising lenders and borrowers on funding arrangements relating to property acquisitions and/or developments. His work includes advising on straight term debt arrangements as well as helping to structure joint venture arrangements whereby parties with different resources and specialities collaborate in order to carry out the property developments. He also has a specialist knowledge and understanding of lending into the further and higher education sectors.
John's recently completed transactions include: acting for a clearing bank on a multi million pound development loan for the acquisition and development of a shopping centre in the south east; advising on a joint venture arrangement set up to develop part of Salford in Manchester; and advising on a £20 million loan facility for one of our higher education clients to enable it to acquire new premises.
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