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Edward Manser

Edward Manser

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Ed is a partner in the banking & finance team.

Ed specialises in real estate finance in the UK and Europe. His practice includes advising on highly structured, cross-border corporate real estate transactions and has significant experience in investment and development financings for all asset classes, including operational assets, logistics and build to rent.

He acts for borrowers and all types of lenders and has extensive expertise acting for the alternative lender set including, debt funds, overseas banks and insurer lenders.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance
Acquisition & leveraged finance
Islamic finance
Data Centre Expertise

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance
Real estate
Logistics & transport

CV

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2009 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2007 - 2009 Trainee, Taylor Wessing
2009 Admitted to the Bar, England and Wales
2007 Inns of Court School of Law, Distinction
2006 Law Degree, Nottingham University

Career

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2009 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2007 - 2009 Trainee, Taylor Wessing

Education

2009 Admitted to the Bar, England and Wales
2007 Inns of Court School of Law, Distinction
2006 Law Degree, Nottingham University

Additional languages

English

Experience

Canada Life Asset Management

We have advised Canada Life Asset Management on a GBP148 million loan to LXi REIT plc. With this loan LXi REIT will refinance a mixed-use, UK regional portfolio of commercial property assets, typically let on inflation-linked, long-term leases, providing a diversified, secure income profile, on behalf of Canada Life’s annuity business.

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BentallGreenOak on the acquisition of prime logistics portfolio

We have advised BentallGreenOak on the acquisition of a seven-asset strong logistics portfolio from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. The platform includes seven logistics assets, totalling 2.18m sq ft. Over 80% of the portfolio is let to tenants such as Sainsburys, British Gas, DSV and Clipper on core logistics parks including Magna Park, Lutterworth, D.I.R.F.T, Hams Hall and Warth Park.

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Canada Life

Canada Life on the refinancing of Lion Walk retail scheme in Colchester - a prime retail pitch and main fashion destination purchased by Sovereign Land in March 2013.

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Cain International

Cain International on the amendment and restatement of a GBP290m development term loan facility to Lodha Developers 48CS Limited, relating to a new build 220 unit residential scheme on Carey Street, London.

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HNW

A HNW individual on a loan facility in excess of GBP500m made available by an Investment Bank to fund the corporate acquisition of a portfolio of 20 hotels across the UK. This represents one of the largest current deals in the UK market.

Edward Manser

PGIM

PGIM on the restructuring of their loan facilities to a substantial UK based property group including introducing senior debt, splitting existing loan facilities, settling intercreditor arrangements, subsequent refinancing of the senior debt and further restructuring of the facilities.

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Real estate & construction

Advising Canada Life Asset Management on £148m debt financing loan

12 May 2023

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Taylor Wessing advised BentallGreenOak on its new £240 million loan

12 October 2021

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Advising Canada Life Asset Management on £101 million five-year real estate loan

9 July 2021

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