Recent Representations

• Advised Starwood Capital on: 
  • the disposal of a portfolio of 14 hotels in the UK to Fonciere des Regions for a purchase price in excess of $1bn (Hot.E Deal of the Year 2018);
  • the acquisition of 10 urban industrial parks across the UK, with purchase prices in excess of £200m;
  • the disposal of 22 regional UK hotels; and
  • a joint venture agreement with a Spanish partner in relation to the acquisition of Spanish hotels. 
• Advised Fora on its flexible workspace partnership with the Selfridges Group in respect 388–396 Oxford Street.
• Advised LRC UK on:
  • the acquisition of 30 Hilton/Accor-branded hotels for a purchase price in excess of £730 million; and
  • the acquisition of the Amaris Hospitality management platform.  
• Advised Invesco Real Estate on: 
  • the acquisition of a portfolio of 13 hotels across Germany and the Netherlands for €530m, part of which was used as the foundation of Invesco’s new open-ended European Hotel Fund; and 
  • the €415m disposal of a European hotel portfolio comprising 7 hotel properties (1,744 rooms) to Pandox AB (publ) (Hot.E Deal of the Year 2017).
• Advised Evans Randall in respect of its acquisition of Thavies Inn House and the related corporate fundraising. 

PRO-BONO 

• Advising Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) in relation to the lease for their new office space in Victoria.

Professional and Community Involvement

• Solicitor, England and Wales

Education

• Cardiff University, LLB