Amar Ali

London UK

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Featured award

Legal 500 UK 2022

Property finance

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.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance

Acquisition & leveraged finance

Real estate finance

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance

Real estate

Hotels, hospitality & leisure

CV

2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing

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

Featured

Legal 500 UK 2022

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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