Louis Dewfall

Louis is a senior associate in Taylor Wessing's Finance group, specialising in real estate finance.

He has a broad range of experience advising for major UK and International banks, financial institutions, debt funds and borrowers.

Career

Since 2019	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2019	Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015	Solicitor, TLT

2013 - 2015

Trainee Solicitor, TLT

2015	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2011	LPC, BPP Law School, Bristol
2010	LLB, University of Bristol

Services and Groups Banking & finance Acquisition & leveraged finance Real estate finance Project finance Financial restructuring for corporates

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.
Deutsche Bank Commercial Real Estate Group on its first SONIA loan	Deutsche Bank Commercial Real Estate Group on its first Sterling Over Night Index Average (SONIA) benchmark based loan. This marks not only Deutsche Bank's first alternative rate loan, but also one of the first adoptions of a loan referencing an average of overnight SONIA in the entire market. The benchmark was used an alternative to London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The loan references a compounded average of SONIA set in arrears with a five business day lag.
Phoenix UK on the purchase and restructuring of distressed debt and an equity investment	Acting for Phoenix UK Fund Limited in relation to the purchase and restructuring of distressed debt (originally provided to the Stanley Gibbons Group by a UK bank) and its associated equity investment into Stanley Gibbons plc, the specialist retailer of collectable postage stamps and similar products, and on the purchase of certain assets out of administration.

A German real estate fund owned by a high net worth individual on a variety of financings totalling almost EUR400m	A real estate fund owned by a high net worth individual on a GBP180m senior and mezzanine facility provided by an investment bank to assist with the acquisition of a portfolio of hotels located around the UK. In addition, the team has advised on a GBP130m facility arranged by an investment bank in connection with the acquisition of a group of companies (incorporated in England and Gibraltar) which own a portfolio of 26 hotels throughout the UK and on the EUR80m facility arranged secured against an office building in Germany. The three deals together bring the total loan values to circa EUR400m.
A joint venture between two large German real estate companies on a EUR83m facility agreement	A joint venture between two large German real estate companies on a EUR83m facility agreement to refinance a portfolio of offices located across the Netherlands.
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.