James Oliver

James Oliver is a senior associate in the Real Estate group and acts for a variety of corporate clients on a broad range of property related matters. James has particular expertise in acting for banks and financial institutions on property financing transactions and also acting for insolvency practitioners on distressed disposals and portfolio reorganisations. He also regularly acts on property purchases and sales, including auction sales, and has experience in landlord and tenant matters, acting on behalf of both landlords and tenants.

Show full CV Hide full CV

Career

Since 2013	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2008 - 2013	Associate, Taylor Wessing LLP
2006 - 2008	Trainee, Taylor Wessing LLP

2004

Legal internship, Taylor Wessing LLP, Pinsent Masons and Pannone and Partners

More Less

Education

2008	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2006	Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School

Expertise

Services and Groups Real estate & construction Real estate finance Real estate restructuring

Experience

Advising Cara on a prestigious acquisition	Cara Real Estate, the real estate arm of Cara Investment, on its acquisition of 7-10 Waterloo Place from real estate investment manager Barings. The Grade II listed office building in St James' was sold for GBP71m and is Cara's second London deal following the purchase of 20 Soho Square for GBP117m in 2018. This transaction drew on the deep expertise offered by the firm's real estate, construction, planning, banking and finance and corporate teams.
Arcadia	Acting on the restructuring and CVA of the Arcadia group (including Top Shop, Top Man and Miss Selfridge).
The lender on a GBP55m loan facility to GCP Student	The lender on a GBP55m loan facility to GCP Student, the first UK student accommodation REIT listed on the LSE, for forward funding of the development of a 555-bed purpose built student accommodation in Brighton.