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Jayne Speers

Partner

Jayne is a Partner who acts for a variety or corporate real estate clients with a particular focus in financial services.

Jayne has experience in all types of corporate occupier real estate work including, sales and leasebacks, disposals, acquisitions and general portfolio management. 

In her role as Partner, Jayne advises major financial institutions and retailers in managing their property portfolios. She also acts for lenders and insolvency practitioners on a wide range of matters including distressed portfolio sales and management issues and provides real estate support on corporate transactions.

Jayne manages multiple projects for her clients with up to 750 properties and supervises a large team of junior legal advisers on this work. This involves working closely with the Eversheds Sutherland real estate litigation team dealing with the court renewal process and using bespoke IT solutions to deliver projects to the client's requirements.

Jayne's significant experience includes:

  • acting on sale of a mixed-use retail park for £27m
  • advising on the acquisition of a mixed-use retail park
  • representing a retailer on the relocation of its headquarters in London
  • leading a team on the £44.5m sale and leaseback of three manufacturing premises
  • acting for a leading financial institution on the redevelopment of one of their strategic office hubs
  • completing 8 months on a client secondment to a new entrant to high street banking
  • Key member of the firm team that won the “Real Estate Team of the Year” award at The Lawyer Awards 2017, for advising London & Continental Railways Limited on Europe’s largest urban regeneration scheme, the Mayfield development in Manchester
  • Qualified in 2006
  • Legal Practice Course, The College of Law (Chester), 2003-2004
  • LLB (Hons) Law, University of Dundee, 1999-2003
Jayne Speers

Partner

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