Jonathan Bray
UK Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Investment Funds: Real Estate
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About
Provided by Jonathan Bray
Practice Areas
Jonathan Bray specialises in international fund formation, secondaries, and advisory work in the debt, real estate debt, real estate and private equity sectors.
His experience covers blind-pool funds, separate managed accounts and funds-of-one. In addition, Jonathan advises fund sponsors and investors on a range of fund-related products and transactions including co-investments, multi-currency and leveraged structures, secondary transactions including portfolio sales of fund interests, executive carried interest and co-investment arrangements, asset manager M&A, fund financings and open-ended funds. Jonathan also advises a number of significant institutional investors in connection with proposed private fund and separate account commitments.
Career
York University (BA, English) 2005
York University/Paris Denis Diderot (MA, English) 2006
Joined Clifford Chance 2010
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2012
Partner since 2021
Chambers Review
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Jonathan Bray advises leading managers in the real asset and private equity fields. He is recognised for his expertise in real estate debt funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan works well with investors and is very knowledgeable about everything relating to these vehicles."
"Jonathan is responsive, technical and solutions-oriented, and takes the time to really understand our business to provide top-level legal and strategic advice."
"Jonathan is great to work with. He is thoughtful, thorough and a pleasure to interact with."
"Jonathan is great to work with, given his calm and measured attitude."
"Jonathan is a stellar lawyer."
"Jonathan works well with investors and is very knowledgeable about everything relating to these vehicles."
"Jonathan is responsive, technical and solutions-oriented, and takes the time to really understand our business to provide top-level legal and strategic advice."
"Jonathan is great to work with. He is thoughtful, thorough and a pleasure to interact with."
"Jonathan is great to work with, given his calm and measured attitude."
"Jonathan is a stellar lawyer."