Chris is a partner in our real estate finance team.
Chris’ recent experience includes:
- acting for Carlyle, Precede Capital and Apollo Capital as lenders on multiple residential development financings, including the £259m financing of Embassy Boulevard in Nine Elms, advising on multiple;
- acting for various leading international student housing providers on key portfolio financings;
- acting for multiple debt funds on logistics, student housing, hotel and mixed use development financing transactions in Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland;
- acting for the Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust on the refinancing of its portfolio, with Wells Fargo granting a sustainability-linked facility of £350million; and
- acting for LaSalle Investment Management on a £97m green loan financing for Related Argent and Invesco.
From Legal 500 2023 – “Chris Brooks is a highly competent, knowledgeable and trusted partner. He provides balanced advice which offers both sound legal opinion as well as providing a commercial overlay to aid decision-making and negotiations.”