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Simon Johnston
Partner

Simon Johnston

London, United Kingdom
Languages
  • English

Simon Johnston is a partner in the CMS Finance Group.

As well as regularly acting for borrowers and financial institutions on a variety of development, project and investment property and hotels finance transactions in the UK and overseas, Simon also works on the restructuring of such transactions.  Simon has been with the firm for over 20 years.

Simon is a member of the Loan Market Association Real Estate Finance Committee and has been involved in the drafting and settling of the investment and development facilities agreements.  

Awards & Recognitions
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    One client comments: "He stands out for his intellect, his sharpness, and his ability to make complex structures quite understandable."
    Chambers Directory 2015
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    Practice head Simon Johnston is some clients' "first choice for tricky deals"
    Legal 500, 2015
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    Rated as a “Ranked Lawyer” by Chambers and Partners, a “Leading Individual” by Legal 500 and selected as a "Super Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters.

Relevant experience

Borrowers:

  • Ardstone Capital on three new funds, acquisitions and portfolio financings.
  • Delin Capital Asset Management on a £70m five-year loan facility with Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, secured against a portfolio of eight prime, modern distribution warehouses throughout the UK and covering 1.77m sq ft of distribution space.

Lenders:

  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG on total facilities of €288m  to Segro European Logistics Partnership in relation to logistics portfolios in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Czech Republic.
  • —Lloyds Bank plc on the development of RAF Upper Heyford, a former airbase, into a residential village of more than 1,000 homes and commercial properties.
  • Lloyds Bank plc, as agent, and the lender syndicate on several facilities to British Land plc.
  • Lloyds Bank plc on a £210m refinancing of a mixed use (commercial and residential) portfolio owned by Structadene.
  • Nykredit Realkredit A/S on the financing of 1 Kingdom Street, Paddington, London for Cityhold.

Memberships & Roles

  • LMA Real Estate Finance Committee member

Education

  • 1992 - Law Society Finals, Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester
  • 1991 - Jurisprudence BA Hons, Exeter College, Oxford
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance Real Estate Finance Real Estate Real Estate Development Islamic Finance
sectors
Hospitality, Travel & Leisure Hotels

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