Edward Manser

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.

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Career

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

2007 - 2009

Trainee, Taylor Wessing

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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

Expertise

Services and Groups Banking & finance Acquisition & leveraged finance Islamic finance

Sectors Financial institutions & insurance Real estate

Experience

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.
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.
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.

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.
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.

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