Laura Bretherton Partner
Laura advises sponsor, borrower and lender clients on a range of real estate finance transactions, in particular in relation to real estate investment and development transactions.
Recent work
DATA4 Group
Advising DATA4 Group on its €620m debt financing from investment banking firms Deutsche Bank, Société Générale and SMBC.
Twenty14 Holdings
Advising Twenty14 Holdings on its facility to finance the acquisition of Great Scotland Yard Hotel.
Westmont Hospitality Group
Advising Westmont Hospitality Group on the facility for its acquisition of the Doubletree Westminster.
Supermarket Income REIT plc
Advising Supermarket Income REIT plc on its £100m revolving credit facility with HSBC to finance the acquisition of properties in Thetford, Bristol and Ashford.
AIG
Advising AIG on the financing of a premier central London hotel owned by an international hotel group.
Canary Wharf Group
Advising Canary Wharf Group on the £200m development facility from the Homes and Communities Agency for the development of the infrastructure at its landmark Wood Wharf site.
Rocket Investments
Advising Rocket Investments on the senior and mezzanine development facilities for the Atlas Building, City Road, London, comprising residential, office and retail space.
LaSalle Residential Finance fund
Advising LaSalle Residential Finance fund in respect of a £51m facility provided by it for the redevelopment and expansion of a hotel in Cambridge.
Hotel owner and operator
Advising a hotel owner and operator in relation to the refinancing of two of its key assets located at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Real estate debt fund
Advising a real estate debt fund in respect of an acquisition facility provided by it for the purchase of a site in south London to be developed into a specialist dementia care facility.