Chris Freeston
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Banking & Finance
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About
Provided by Chris Freeston
Practice Areas
Chris is an experienced, pragmatic lawyer with an eye for detail and a highly commercial approach.
He offers sound advice about Banking & Finance, including all areas of corporate lending, with a particular focus on property and construction finance and debt restructuring. He also has extensive experience of advising on all aspects of project finance transactions including PFI, infrastructure and energy projects.
Chris is a key partner at Freeths and is well known for showing great commitment to his clients.
Career
Chris spent six years at Linklaters before joining Freeths In 2006.
Professional Memberships
Law Society
Work Highlights
• Acting for a student accommodation developer and operator on total loans in excess of £100 million including both development and investment facilities
• Advising the borrower on a £55 million loan facility secured against a mixed use portfolio
• Advising the issuer on a £100 million mortgage bond issue secured against a portfolio of commercial properties
• Acting for the lender on a £150 million debt portfolio secured against a mixture of investment and development properties and the subsequent restructuring of the same
• Acting for the developer on a £100 million funding and profit share arrangement with a leading property Plc. This included a mezzanine facility for the development of multiple projects
Industry Sector Expertise
Banking and finance with particular expertise in real estate finance and project finance.
Education
MA Law - Cambridge University
Chambers Review
UK
Chris Freeston is best known for his work on real estate and development finance acting for traditional lenders as well as non-bank lenders.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris is very highly rated and regarded."
"Chris is very bright and to the point."
"Chris is very highly rated and regarded."
"Chris is very bright and to the point."