Edward Manser

Ed is a partner in the banking & finance team.

Ed specialises in real estate finance in the UK and Europe. His practice includes advising on highly structured, cross-border corporate real estate transactions and has significant experience in investment and development financings for all asset classes, including operational assets, logistics and build to rent.

He acts for borrowers and all types of lenders and has extensive expertise acting for the alternative lender set including, debt funds, overseas banks and insurer lenders.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance

Acquisition & leveraged finance

Islamic finance

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance

Real estate

Logistics & transport

CV

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2014 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2009 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2014 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2009 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2009 Admitted to the Bar, England and Wales

2007 Inns of Court School of Law, Distinction

2006 Law Degree, Nottingham University

Additional languages

Experience

Canada Life Asset Management

We have advised Canada Life Asset Management on a GBP148 million loan to LXi REIT plc. With this loan LXi REIT will refinance a mixed-use, UK regional portfolio of commercial property assets, typically let on inflation-linked, long-term leases, providing a diversified, secure income profile, on behalf of Canada Life’s annuity business.

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Emma Oakley

Edward Manser

Daniel O'Brien

Matthew Jones

Emma Tait

Charlie Marshall

BentallGreenOak on the acquisition of prime logistics portfolio

We have advised BentallGreenOak on the acquisition of a seven-asset strong logistics portfolio from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. The platform includes seven logistics assets, totalling 2.18m sq ft. Over 80% of the portfolio is let to tenants such as Sainsburys, British Gas, DSV and Clipper on core logistics parks including Magna Park, Lutterworth, D.I.R.F.T, Hams Hall and Warth Park.

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Christopher Turley

Edward Manser

Georgina Watt

Louis Dewfall

Canada Life

Canada Life on the refinancing of Lion Walk retail scheme in Colchester - a prime retail pitch and main fashion destination purchased by Sovereign Land in March 2013.

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Cain International

Cain International on the amendment and restatement of a GBP290m development term loan facility to Lodha Developers 48CS Limited, relating to a new build 220 unit residential scheme on Carey Street, London.

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HNW

A HNW individual on a loan facility in excess of GBP500m made available by an Investment Bank to fund the corporate acquisition of a portfolio of 20 hotels across the UK. This represents one of the largest current deals in the UK market.

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PGIM

PGIM on the restructuring of their loan facilities to a substantial UK based property group including introducing senior debt, splitting existing loan facilities, settling intercreditor arrangements, subsequent refinancing of the senior debt and further restructuring of the facilities.

Edward Manser