Gareth Lawson

Gareth advises lender and borrower clients on a wide range of real estate finance transactions and structures. Gareth's clients include UK, European and US financial institutions, insurers and debt funds who value his commercial and pragmatic approach to getting their deals completed.

Gareth regularly advises on the financing of complex real estate acquisitions and developments in both the UK and continental Europe with a particular focus on senior/mezzanine arrangements and preferred equity lending. He has extensive experience across the spectrum of real estate sectors including student accommodation, logistics, the private rented sector, hotels and leisure assets, retail schemes and large scale developments. Gareth is available to clients throughout to ensure that their transactions are completed swiftly and efficiently.

CV

Since 2016 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2011 - 2016 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2003 - 2011 Associate, Senior Associate, K&L Gates LLP

Career

Since 2016 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2011 - 2016 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2003 - 2011 Associate, Senior Associate, K&L Gates LLP

Education

2005 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales

2003 LPC, Nottingham Law School

2001 LLB degree, Manchester University

Publications

'We need to talk about mezzanine', Estates Gazette, 2013

Additional languages

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2026

Featured

Legal 500 UK 2025

Legal 500 UK 2022

Legal 500 UK 2017

Experience

Helaba on the new 5 year GBP292.5m loan facility to fund the expansion of MediaCityUK

Helaba, an internationally active German commercial bank, acting as coordinator and agent, alongside other co-lenders on the new 5 year GBP292.5m loan facility to Peel Media in relation to the refinance and expansion of MediaCityUK over the next decade. MediaCityUK is an international destination for technology and innovation, and is home to the likes of the BBC, ITV, dock10 and Ericcson.

Gareth Lawson

Mark Bennett

Daniel O'Brien

Matthew Jones

Stephanie O'Hare

R&F Properties on high profile development sites in London

Advising on real estate matters, site set up and disposals, construction, finance, planning, infrastructure, highways, and CIL matters across four major development sites. Work is ongoing on this impressive portfolio of developments. The total number of residential units is over 4,000, in addition to retail, office, hotel and leisure floor space uses.

Elaine Dobson

Richard Bursby

Rachel George

Christopher Komodromou

Gareth Lawson

Matthew Jones

A US insurance company on its Euro-denominated loan to refinance the European headquarters of a global sports brand

A US insurance company on its Euro-denominated loan to refinance the European headquarters of a global sports brand. The transaction was part of a linked series of transactions with the sponsor and involved numerous European jurisdictions including the UK, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

Gareth Lawson

Andrei Babiy