Laura Bretherton Partner

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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.

Laura is named by MergerLinks as a rising star for most active up-and-coming financing lawyers in EMEA for 2023.

Expertise

Recent work

Brookfield

Canadian investment firm Brookfield on securing £300m in financing for the expansion of Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.

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.

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"Laura Bretherton is very capable and has significant experience across a range of real estate financing matters. She clearly has excellent technical knowledge and can apply this in a practical manner to deliver pragmatic and commercial advice."

The Legal 500 2024

"Laura Bretherton was central to assisting us through a very challenging transaction last year. Throughout, she demonstrated strong technical legal skills coupled with sensible commercial views to assist us in finding an acceptable solution to each issue which arose."

The Legal 500 2024

"Her ability to address the various legal and commercial issues which arise during the course of negotiations is essential to ensuring we are able to deliver on complex transactions."

Chambers UK 2024

"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

"Laura Bretherton’s client service-oriented approach inspires complete confidence at every step through a transaction. She provides advice clearly and confidently. Laura is also a lovely person to deal with personally day-to-day, and as a result she seems to effortlessly form solid working relationships across deals."

The UK Legal 500 2023

"Laura Bretherton is extremely sharp and provides top-quality responses in pressured situations."

Chambers UK 2022

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Laura Bretherton 26 Nov 2020
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, real estate lenders’ attention has been on the asset management required to support their sponsors.
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