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Amar Ali

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Property finance

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Amar specialises in commercial real estate finance transactions representing investors, sponsors, banks, alternative lenders and loan servicers across all levels of the debt stack.

Amar regularly advises clients on structured transactions and is particularly valued for his dedicated and pragmatic approach to completing complex transactions in short timeframes.

Amar manages cross-border and multi-disciplinary teams for investment and development financings in a range of sectors including hotels, student accomodation, logistics and retail. He has particular experience of senior, mezzanine and preferred equity structures involving intercreditor arrangements and also advises on loan sales/purchases and the work-out of distressed transactions.

During his career, Amar worked on secondment at the European real estate finance team at Barclays Capital, and the asset management division at Deutsche Bank.

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CV

2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1999 L.L.B. University College London

Career

2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing

Education

2003 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1999 L.L.B. University College London

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2022

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Property finance

Legal 500 UK 2022

Property finance

Experience

Secure Income REIT on the GBP224m acquisition of a leisure portfolio

Secure Income REIT on the GBP224 million acquisition of a UK leisure portfolio including the UK's largest indoor arena, the Manchester Arena as well as The Brewery at Chiswell Street, EC1, the largest catered events space in the City of London and 18 freehold pubs.

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Extensions to the UK government's COVID-19 loan schemes: what you need to know

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Lenders and borrowers need to ramp-up for Hotels 2.0 (Part 2)

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Lenders and borrowers need to ramp-up for Hotels 2.0 (Part 1)

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