Chris Barrett Senior Associate

Senior Associate
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Chris acts for banks, alternative lenders, specialty finance providers and borrowers on a wide range of financing transactions.

Chris predominantly advises lender-side clients on a broad range of finance transactions including: acquisition and corporate facilities; unitranche and super senior financing structures; receivables financings; and structured financings and securitisations.

He also works on the lender and borrower side in relation to investor call bridge facilities and real estate investment and development financings, PRS / built-to-rent financings, and student accommodation and hotel financings.

Expertise

Recent work

Legal & General

Advising long-standing client Legal & General on the provision of a £265m debt facility for its Build to Rent Fund with a lender club including Lloyds, NatWest and ING.

17Capital

Advising long-standing client 17Capital on its fifth fund, 17Capital Fund 5, which has successfully held a final closing at its hard cap of $2.9bn.

Shawbrook Bank Limited

Advising Shawbrook Bank Limited on borrowing base facilities made available to First Stop Loans and 118 118 money.

Legal & General plc

Advising Legal & General plc on development facilities in order to the fund the development of residential units in Salford, Bath and Birmingham.

Hogg Robinson plc

Advising Hogg Robinson plc on its £150m syndicated loan facilities.

Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP

Advising Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP on its investor call bridge facilities for various funds.

17Capital LLP

Advising 17Capital LLP in relation to its investor call bridge facilities.

AIG

Advising AIG on the financings of a premier central London hotel, a student accommodation provider and a residential and commercial development in South London.

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