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Sean is an associate in the Real Estate Finance team in Sheffield. He advises both lenders and borrowers on a wide range of financing transactions, including property investment and development finance, corporate lending, leveraged finance, and Islamic finance structures.

Sean has experience acting on transactions ranging from £500,000 to £150m, working with LMA-grade documentation across various deal types. He is experienced in cross-jurisdictional matters involving offshore SPVs and complex corporate structures, and has particular expertise in Shari’a-compliant financing arrangements including Murabaha and Ijara structures.

Relevant experience

  • A borrower in relation to the financing of the largest residential development in Manchester (Deansgate area), with initial funding of GBP 150m from senior and mezzanine lenders.
  • An Islamic bank in entering the UK market and acting on all of its real estate investment transactions (totalling over GBP 200m), using LMA investment-grade documentation adapted for Shari’a compliance (Murabaha and Ijara structures).
  • A logistics business on an MBO (acting for the management team), obtaining funding from a high street bank for acquisition and working capital purposes.

Education

  • 2013 - LPC, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester.
  • 2011 - LLB Law, Hull University, Hull.

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