Quentin Gwyer is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Real Estate Practice. Mr. Gwyer has extensive experience advising on real estate finance in the UK and across Europe and on real estate matters in the UK.

Mr. Gwyer has experience advising on:

  • Real estate finance transactions – both UK and pan-European – and in respect of a wide variety of real estate asset classes
  • Real estate debt-on-debt transactions in multiple European jurisdictions
  • Intercreditor arrangements (both mezzanine and A/B)
  • Restructuring of distressed real estate loans
  • The syndication and distribution of real estate debt including sale and purchase of debt, tranching and multi-jurisdictional sub-participations
  • Acquisitions and disposals of real estate backed loan portfolios
  • Real estate sale and leaseback transactions
  • Acquisitions and disposals of commercial real estate

He has also advised on the workout of distressed debt across Europe and general finance and real estate matters, including landlord and tenant matters. Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Gwyer was executive counsel at GE Capital Real Estate and also worked in the London office of an international law firm based in New York.

Mr. Gwyer’s experience includes advising:

  • Asda in connection with a US$400m ground rent financing
  • Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation on its acquisition, financing, and disposal of the Grosvenor House Hotel, London
  • Barclays Bank Plc in connection with a £525m data center financing
  • Deutsche Bank in connection with a loan facility secured against a portfolio of outdoor advertising billboards
  • The consortium led by Todd Boehly, chairman and CEO of Eldridge, and Clearlake Capital Group, on its acquisition of Chelsea Football Club
  • Aermont Capital in its acquisition of Keepmoat Homes from TDR Capital and Sun Capital
  • Manchester United plc on the real estate aspects of its strategic review, and sale of a minority stake to Sir Jim Ratcliffe
  • TDR Capital / Issa Brothers in connection with the acquisition of ASDA
  • Syndicate of lenders in respect of the real estate aspects of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Holdings' acquisition of WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc
  • Joint venture between Lithia Motors and Pendragon, a UK-based automotive retail company, consisting of Lithia' acquisition of the UK motor and leasing business of Pendragon
  • Blackstone Infrastructure Partners on its joint venture with Arjun Infrastructure Partners for the acquisition of the M7 freehold property portfolio of UK Motorway Service Areas
  • A developer on the development and leasing of a Middle Eastern stadium, to be used for upcoming major international sports tournaments
  • A pharmaceutical company in connection with a US$2 billion development of a pharmaceutical complex in the Middle East
  • Triton Power Holdings on the project refinancing of three power plants located in the United Kingdom
  • Highgate Capital Investment and Aurora Health Network on the US$3.2 billion acquisition of a wellness infrastructure business, including a UK care home portfolio
  • Energy Capital Partners on its acquisition and refinancing of three power plants from ENGIE/Mitsui & Co.
  • A confidential publicly listed multinational utility company on the real estate aspects of its disposal of an interest in an offshore windfarm project
  • A leading global investment firm on a €100 million retail sale-and-leaseback transaction together with associated financing arrangements
  • Onex Corporation on its acquisition of the venue operator SMG Holdings, Inc.
  • Partners Group in connection with a development financing relating to a logistics development
  • Ivanhoe Cambridge in connection with a PRS mezzanine development loan facility
  • A US listed company on its joint venture with an English property company and asset manager, established as a Guernsey LP with a pan-European property acquisition target of US$1 billion
  • A European bank in relation to the €180 million financing of the acquisition by a leading private equity property fund of a €291 million loan portfolio secured against a mixed portfolio of hotel, retail, office, residential, and development properties located across Europe
  • A European bank on a debt-on-debt facility to finance the refinancing of a loan secured against a retail park in Ireland
  • GE Capital Real Estate on the sale of its debt and equity assets in the UK, as part of the US$25 billion sale of its real estate portfolio*
  • GE Capital Real Estate on the acquisition of a portfolio of performing commercial property loans valued at £1.4 billion from Deutsche Postbank*
  • GE Capital Real Estate in connection with its participation in a £430 million senior financing of LRG’s Holiday Inn portfolio*
  • GE Capital Real Estate on its US$1.1 billion debt-on-debt financing to a major investor to finance its acquisition of a portfolio of loans secured by collateral across Europe*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, College of Law, London, 2001
  • CPE, College of Law, London, 1999
  • BA (Hons) in Modern Languages, Durham University, 1998