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Banking & Finance

Midlands

10 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Chris Freeston

UK

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

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Banking & Finance - Midlands
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Band 4

Chris Freeston is best known for his work on real estate and development finance acting for traditional lenders as well as non-bank lenders.

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