Oliver Bretherton

Expertise

Oliver advises on complex structured and secured real estate finance transactions, predominantly acting for a combination of German banks, debt funds, alternative lenders, corporate borrowers and clearing banks.

He also has experience in advising financial institutions, corporates and funds on a wide range of financing matters including acquisition finance, restructuring and general bank lending.

Experience Highlights

• Acted for a European bank on the £68,000,000 refinancing of a prime central London hotel valued in the region of £195,000,000.

• Acted for Lloyds Bank Commercial Real Estate in respect of a £47,000,000 development facility in respect of the development of the freehold property at 61 Southwark Street.

• Acted for a US debt fund in respect of a mezzanine loan of £17,000,000 made available to purchase a UK shopping centre.

• Acted for a major German bank in relation to a £37,400,000 investment facility.

• Acted for one of the UK’s largest property companies in respect of an £85,000,000 facility made available by a major UK clearing bank.

Career History

Previous Law Firms

• Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
• Bird & Bird LLP
• Macfarlanes LLP

Education

• BPP Law School
• University of Exeter