Real Estate Senior Associate/Principal Associate

The role

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Associate or Principal Associate to join the Real Estate team within the Corporate Division in Leeds. The role will focus on advising on distressed and special situations real estate transactions, working closely with the partner in Leeds and the wider team.

What you'll do

• Advise on distressed and special situations real estate transactions, including accelerated disposals, pre-pack sales and insolvency-driven deals
• Act for lenders, investors, PE houses and corporates on the acquisition and disposal of distressed and non-distressed property assets and portfolios
• Support insolvency practitioners on property-heavy restructurings, enforcement strategies and asset realisation
• Manage short-timetable transactions with complex title, occupational and financing issues
• Advise on corporate restructurings involving property assets, including group reorganisations
• Work on corporate support transactions involving loan sales, security assignments, securitisations with a significant real estate component
• Collaborate closely with Restructuring & Insolvency, Banking and Real Estate and Corporate teams to deliver joined-up commercial solutions and advice
• Focus on all aspects of real estate work, from residential and commercial development, investment across a range of sectors including retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, industrial and residential
• Manage relationships with high-profile clients
• Help a number of household names deliver their business strategies
• Work closely with the partner in Leeds and also the team based in Manchester as well as working cross-office with colleagues in London and Birmingham
• Advise on lease negotiations and management for retail, leisure, and licensed premises

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Benefits