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Portrait of Will Fraser

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Will is a real estate investment and finance specialist and a partner in the firm's real estate division. He has a broad experience in general commercial real estate investment and development transactions and his main areas of focus are acquisition, disposal and asset management work. Will also has a well established reputation in advising corporate occupiers on their office relocation projects. He acts for both UK-based clients and international clients seeking to acquire assets in the UK, whether they are private companies or family offices.

Will also advises lenders on real estate investment as well as development funding projects, in particular focusing on the property due diligence of the asset to ensure that the security being offered to the lender is appropriate. He acts for various types of lenders including major banks and development funders and has a particular interest working for alternative lenders in the energy and renewables sectors.

Recognised by The Legal 500 as a leader in his field, Will is praised for his commitment to client care and ‘unflappable approach’.

Recent work highlights

  • Leading on a £67 million refinance of an investment facility made up of a mixture of office and industrial assets and a £41 million refinance of commercial, retail and residential assets, both in London
  • Advising an alternative lender on various financings of growth companies including the £5 million funding of five-a-side football pitches nationwide, a £5.2 million funding of a BESS project, and an £8 million funding for the development of self-storage facilities.
  • Advising a development funder on a series of loans valued at up to £40 million on residential schemes in England.
  • Assisting several private banks on their office relocations and fit out requirements in the City of London to accommodate their hybrid working arrangements.
  • Advising a family office client on the asset management of their industrial property portfolio and its subsequent £55 million sale to a leading financial services and asset management company.
  • Advising a private equity company on the relocation of its headquarters from Victoria to grade A premises in Knightsbridge.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.

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