Ruth has experience of a wide range of commercial property work and has particular expertise in corporate occupier asset management and the acquisition and disposal of portfolios of properties as corporate or asset led transactions.
Clients include well-known financial institutions, corporate occupiers, hospitality and leisure operators and healthcare providers.
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
EXPERIENCE
Ruth is the lead legal manager acting for Royal Bank of Scotland on their entire property portfolio across the UK, Ireland, EMEA and Asia and acted on many high profile transactions including disposals at Premier Place, Cadogan Place and Fleet Street
Ruth is lead Real Estate advisor to Merlin Entertainments PLC
Advising Heineken UK on the real estate aspects of its acquisition of Punch Securitisation A, a portfolio of approximately 1,900 UK pubs owned by Punch Taverns plc (enterprise value £1.15 billion)...
Ruth is the lead legal manager acting for Royal Bank of Scotland on their entire property portfolio across the UK, Ireland, EMEA and Asia and acted on many high profile transactions including disposals at Premier Place, Cadogan Place and Fleet Street
Ruth is lead Real Estate advisor to Merlin Entertainments PLC
Advising Heineken UK on the real estate aspects of its acquisition of Punch Securitisation A, a portfolio of approximately 1,900 UK pubs owned by Punch Taverns plc (enterprise value £1.15 billion)
Advising on numerous portfolio sales, both buy and sell-side, of performing and non-performing loans and assets, aggregating in excess of £3 billion, including Projects Churchill, Moon, Titan, Gatsby and Detroit
Providing real estate advice on the management of a leading independent UK healthcare provider and associated M&A transactions
Advising National Grid (East Anglia portfolio) on real estate matters arising from the sale of a majority stake in its UK Gas Distribution business
Languages
English
Education
University of Sheffield, LLB (Hons), 2001-2004
Awards
Ranked Legal 500 next generation lawyer
Memberships And Affiliations
Ruth Williamson is a Solicitor registered with the Law Society of England & Wales
