Laura advises sponsor, lender and borrower clients on a range of real estate finance transactions, with a particular focus on commercial investment and development financings.
Her sector experience includes build-to-rent (BTR) and private rented sector (PRS), offices, industrial, student accommodation, and hospitality and leisure – with a focus on hotels.
In addition she increasingly assists clients with sustainability and ESG-linked lending in real estate transactions.
Canadian investment firm Brookfield on securing £300m in financing for the expansion of Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.
Advising DATA4 Group on its €620m debt financing from investment banking firms Deutsche Bank, Société Générale and SMBC.
Advising Twenty14 Holdings on its facility to finance the acquisition of Great Scotland Yard Hotel.
Advising Westmont Hospitality Group on the facility for its acquisition of the Doubletree Westminster.
Advising Supermarket Income REIT plc on its £100m revolving credit facility with HSBC to finance the acquisition of properties in Thetford, Bristol and Ashford.
Advising AIG on the financing of a premier central London hotel owned by an international hotel 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.
Advising Rocket Investments on the senior and mezzanine development facilities for the Atlas Building, City Road, London, comprising residential, office and retail space.
Advising LaSalle Residential Finance fund in respect of a £51m facility provided by it for the redevelopment and expansion of a hotel in Cambridge.
Advising a hotel owner and operator in relation to the refinancing of two of its key assets located at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
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.
"Laura is an exceptional lawyer who is always on hand to discuss complex legal points and find resolutions to potential issues before they become a problem."
Chambers UK 2023
