EXPERIENCE

Michael’s experience includes advising:

• Lineage Logistics on its mortgage loan financing for the acquisition of a UK logistics business
• On the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) financing for an international warehousing and logistics company in respect of its operating business comprising cold storage facilities
• Cohen Media Group on its acquisition of five cinemas and cinema developments of Curzon Cinemas
• Lineage Logistics on its acquisition of Harry Yearsley, a UK-based temperature-controlled logistics service provider and frozen food distributor
• On a joint venture between for the purpose of acquiring last-mile logistics portfolios in the UK
• KSL Capital Partners on its acquisition of Third Space, a London-based luxury health club operator
• Triton Power on its sale by Energy Capital Partners of the UK-based power generating company, to SSE Thermal and Equinor
• Triton Power on the project refinancing of three power plants located in the United Kingdom
• MeiraGTx Holdings plc, a clinical stage gene therapy company, focusing on developing treatments for patients with serious diseases, on its financing 
• Silver Lake Partners on its significant minority investment in Shadowbox Studios (formerly known as Blackhall Studios), a soundstage operating and development company
• Lithia Motors on its acquisition of Jardine Motors Group (JM Group), a UK-based automotive retailer
• The developer on the development of the International Quarter in Stratford, London, including the forward funding of new headquarters buildings for both the Financial Conduct Authority London Underground*
• The developer of the Athletes' Village for the 2012 Olympic Games including the forward sale of the affordable housing to the Triathlon consortium*
• The developer on the forward sale of its developments at Rathbone Square, London W1, Facebook’s new London headquarters, and at 73-89 Oxford Street London*
• The purchaser on its forward commitment to acquire the Copyright Building, London W1, from the developer, Derwent*
• The developer on its entry into a joint venture with the Nuffield Trusts for the residential development of land at Wintringham*
• The purchaser on the acquisition of Catesby Land a business specializing in planning promotion and residential development*
• The purchaser on the acquisition of a large development site at Priors Hall, Corby, from administrators*
• The purchaser on the acquisition from the developer of a 50% stake in the Nomura headquarters at Watermark Place, London*
• The purchaser on the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics properties*
• Southend Football Club on the conditional sale of its Roots Hall site and on other real estate aspects of the proposed relocation at Fossetts Farm*
• The purchaser on the acquisition of a portfolio of hotels*
• The lenders refinancing the Waldorf Hotel and Plantation Place in London*
• The lenders financing the sale and leaseback of Morgan Stanley’s building at Westferry Circus*
• The land owners on the sale and development of a site in Shoreditch comprising the Mildmay Mission Hospital and the Baptist Tabernacle Church*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham