David Oppenheimer represents leading financial institutions and private capital providers in a full spectrum of real estate matters in the UK and across Europe.

David draws on over 15 years of experience in all areas of the real estate industry to advise clients on:

  • Commercial real estate acquisitions
  • Refinancings
  • Developments
  • Intercreditor issues
  • Back leverage structures 

Before joining Latham, David served as Global Head of Real Estate Finance for another leading international law firm.

David’s representative clients include:

  • Apollo*
  • Ares*
  • Barclays*
  • Citi*
  • Deutsche Bank*
  • Echelon Data Centres*
  • JP Morgan*
  • Morgan Stanley*
  • SMBC*
  • Societe Generale*
  • PIMCO Prime*
  • Standard Chartered Bank*
  • Starwood Capital*
  • TenFifty Capital*
  • United Overseas Bank*

David’s experience includes advising: 

  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of a light industrial and logistics portfolio located in Sweden*
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of a residential portfolio located in Sweden*
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of the Canary Wharf retail portfolio financing*
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of the Heylo housing platform*
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of the AO Hostels pan-European hostels portfolio* 
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of a portfolio of UK care homes*
  • Echelon Data Centres in connection with the financing of its European data center platform*
  • An investment bank, as lender to Brookfield, in connection with the acquisition of mixed-use portfolios located in Finland and Sweden*
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of Spencer North, Dublin*
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of the Experimental Group European hotel portfolio*
  • A private capital provider in connection with the financing of the EasyHotel European hotel portfolio*
  • The lenders in connection with the refinancing and related commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) of the Haven holiday parks business owned by Blackstone*
  • The lenders in connection with the refinancing and related CMBS of the Office Group/Fora serviced office group*
  • The lenders in connection with the refinancing of various pan-European logistics portfolios owned by Blackstone, GIC, and Ares (previously GLP)*
  • The lenders in connection with the refinancing of the PBSA Chapter portfolio owned by Greystar/PIMCO*
  • A variety of private capital providers on establishing loan-on-loan warehouse facilities and single loan-on-loan facilities*
  • The lenders on the refinancing of a pan-European data center platform*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC, Nottingham Law School, 2004
  • LLB, University of Leeds, 2003
    first class honours