Sarah Beard
Legal Director, UK
Sarah advises on a variety of commercial real estate matters including acquisitions, disposals, lettings and finance transactions for a broad range of clients including investors, developers, lenders, insolvency practitioners and corporate occupiers.
Sarah is experienced in real estate finance transactions, advising a range of lenders on both development and investment financings across different asset classes including logistics and industrial, living including student accommodation, BTR and senior living. She has also acted in relation to forward funding agreements and income strip deals.
Sarah acts for lenders, insolvency practitioners and purchasers in relation to the disposal and acquisition of distressed assets.
Sarah advises clients across all sectors with their occupancy requirements whether expanding, consolidating or relocating.
Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world
Advising client's on their own occupancy requirements I am seeing how urban dynamics with the changes to the future of work and living means that clients are adapting their work places to reflect the changing needs of their staff and customers.
International expansion
Advising a major online food delivery company on its international plans for City Hubs. Read more.
Administrators of The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Limited (in administration), and Duvetco Limited (in administration) (t/a Ponden Home)
Sale of the business and assets of the companies to a consortium of international investors.
Bibby Line Group
Acquisition of Costcutter Supermarkets Group.
BTR Development Financing
Advised on the real estate aspects of a £134m financing for the development of a 1,039 unit portfolio comprising three residential BTR schemes in city centre locations.
Logistics Financing
Advised on the real estate aspects of a £323m financing in relation to more than 100 logistics assets.
BTR Financing
Advised on the real estate aspects of a £257m financing secured against 8 BTR assets with combined total of approx. 5000 residential units.
Residential Financing
Advised on a £140m financing secured against c.550 residential and commercial properties.
