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Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Acting for Aareal Bank on the EUR287 million, GBP40 million and SEK507 million refinancing of a European hotel portfolio for the Archer Group.
  • Advising Cabot Properties on a GBP75 million refinancing and an up to GBP200 million revolving credit facility secured by portfolios of logistics properties throughout the UK.
  • Acting for various JVs of ARES for the acquisition and development financing of warehouse and distributions properties across the UK.
  • Acting for AXA Real Estate Mangers UK Ltd on an acquisition of a major PRS scheme in central London.
  • Advising Bain Capital on the financing of the acquisition of a five asset office portfolio in Italy.
  • Acting for Aareal Bank AG on the refinancing by InterGlobe of a portfolio of hotels in nine European cities.
  • Advising the lender on the acquisition financing of two five star hotel resorts in the Maldives.
  • Advising a syndicate of three lenders in connection with the acquisition and development financing of three hotels in Spain.
  • Acting for Aareal Bank AG on a EUR1 billion pan-European real estate financing for Invesco, comprising a EUR580 million facility to refinance a portfolio of properties located across France, Spain, Germany, Poland, the UK and the Netherlands, a EUR30 million facility to refinance one of Invesco’s existing Italian portfolios and a further EUR390 million to enable Invesco to expand its portfolio throughout all seven jurisdictions.
  • Acting for the lender on the GBP726 million financing of the acquisition of the Gherkin.
  • Acting for the Maybourne Group on the GBP547 million refinancing of the Connaught, Berkeley and Claridge's Hotels.
  • Advising Aareal Bank AG financing the GBP500 million corporate acquisition by Henderson Park of the London and Birmingham Metropole Hotels.
  • Advising the Lender on its GBP469 million refinancing of a GBP1.2 billion Central London, office, retail and residential portfolio.
Education
  • Reading University
  • London College of Law

Awards

  • "He is very helpful in thwarting problems" Chambers, 2024
  • "Stand out partner is Toby Barker who is very responsive and is very much on top of his matters” Legal 500, 2023

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