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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Real Estate Finance

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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Rankings

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Real Estate Finance - UK-wide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Ashurst possesses a highly specialised team of property finance experts who work closely with major investors. The firm draws expertise from its sizeable banking group to offer a one-stop shop for clients. It offers broad knowledge of all levels of debt financing, as well as hybrid and derivatives financing and real estate capital markets deals. The firm's capabilities include cross-jurisdictional real estate matters.
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Work Highlights

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  • Ashurst advised Rothesay Life Plc, BNP Paribas and DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale as mandated lenders on a EUR350 million term facility secured against retail and leisure destination Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin, Ireland.

Strengths

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  • Ashurst have a strong level of legal and technical expertise, supported through the wider network of expert partners and associates across the firm to provide a really holistic level of coverage.

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  • Ashurst are technically excellent and adept at understanding the bigger commercial picture and advising on the best position in that context.

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  • The team at Ashurst continually provides a top-class client experience with access to the team for advice at short notice.

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  • Ashurst have a great understanding of the inner workings of getting transactions across the line, and adapt their advice in order to appropriately mitigate risk but meet demanding time frames.

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  • The team are highly commercial, personable and hard-working. The firm has a very strong offering not only in real estate finance but also in corporate, real estate and tax.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Ruth Harris
    Ruth Harris

    Ruth Harris

    Ruth Harris possesses extensive experience acting across a broad range of sophisticated real estate finance transactions, including structured and development finance matters.

    • Ruth is technically excellent and extremely knowledgeable.

      Real Estate Finance respondentUK

    • Ruth has seen it all before. She is an invaluable counsel.

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    • Ruth has a deep understanding of development finance and also back leverage. Her clear understanding and market insights are appreciated in the market more broadly.

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    • Ruth is very well respected in the market.

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  • Sarah Watkinson
    Sarah Watkinson

    Sarah Watkinson

    Sarah Watkinson frequently advises financial institutions and private equity investors on a wide range of real estate financing transactions. Her practice spans development, investment and structured financing matters.

    • It's always a pleasure working with Sarah. She clearly knows her stuff and others in the market, which helps the transaction run smoothly.

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  • Stuart Blacklock
    Stuart Blacklock

    Stuart Blacklock

    Stuart Blacklock acts on a variety of transactions for lenders and sponsors on cross-border financing transactions across Europe.

    • Stuart is incredibly technical, he has very broad experience and he's available 24 hours a day.

      Real Estate Finance respondentUK

    • He is incredibly efficient, responsive, very commercial and has a pragmatic approach.

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    • He is excellent all round.

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    • Stuart is just superb. He works incredibly hard for his clients and he shows truly impressive levels of technical ability.

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    • Stuart is exceptional. He is very bright, very commercial and very technically on point.

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