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Matt Trafford has experience in a wide range of finance transactions, principally in the real estate sector.

Matt regularly advises on acquisition finance, investment facilities, and development facilities, acting for both senior and mezzanine lenders, as well as equity investors.

Matt's recent transactions include advising the mezzanine creditors in the financing of Blackstone's €3.3 billion acquisition of IVG's portfolio of German offices and representing iQSA, a student housing business owned by Goldman Sachs and the Wellcome Trust, in the £1.3 billion financing of its UK portfolio.

经验

  • Leading real estate investment manager restructures non-performing debt investment by way of consensual transfer of ownership of assetJones Day advised one of the world's leading real estate investment managers on its successful restructuring of a non-performing debt investment.
  • Goldman Sachs acquires The Belfry Hotel & ResortJones Day advised Goldman Sachs in the acquisition and financing of The Belfry Hotel & Resort from an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners.
  • Wells Fargo provides acquisition and development facility for mixed-use development in LondonJones Day advised Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in connection with the acquisition and development facility relating to a mixed-use development in Covent Garden, London.
  • Goldman Sachs acquires Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin from BlackstoneJones Day advised Goldman Sachs in connection with the acquisition financing of the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin from Blackstone.
  • Goldman Sachs acquires Gatehouse Bank's Thistle Build to Rent property portfolioJones Day advised Goldman Sachs Co in connection with the £150 million acquisition and financing of Gatehouse Bank‘s Thistle Build to Rent property portfolio.
  • Goldman sold iQ Student Accommodation dorms to Blackstone for £4.66 billionOn May 15, 2020, Jones Day clients Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and the Wellcome Trust completed the sale of iQ Student Accommodation to Blackstone for £4.66 billion (US$5.73 billion), representing the largest ever private real estate transaction in the UK.
  • Blackstone Group provides £120 million for refinancing of One Embassy Gardens office scheme in Nine ElmsJones Day represented The Blackstone Group in connection with the £120 million refinancing with Ballymore for its One Embassy Gardens office scheme in Nine Elms.
  • Investment banking and securities firm refinances Atlas hotel portfolioJones Day represented an investment banking and securities firm, as mezzanine lender, in connection with the refinancing of the Atlas hotel portfolio owned by London & Regional.
  • iQ Student Accommodation acquires Pure Student Living from L1 TreasuryJones Day acted for iQ Student Accommodation in relation to its acquisition of the UK focused Pure Student Living student housing property portfolio and business from LetterOne Treasury.
  • Goldman Sachs provides mezzanine credit facilities to Blackstone in connection with acquisition of SpondaJones Day represented Goldman Sachs International, as mezzanine arranger, of mezzanine credit facilities provided to Blackstone in connection with its acquisition of Sponda Oyj, a publicly-listed Finnish real estate company with an enterprise value of €3.9 billion.
  • iQ Student Accommodation refinances student housing portfoliosJones Day advised iQ Student Accommodation, a joint venture between Goldman Sachs and The Wellcome Trust, in connection with the £622 million (US$796 million) refinancing of a UK student housing portfolio.
  • Wells Fargo provides construction financing for build-to-rent scheme in UKJones Day advised Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., London Branch in connection with a development facility for a UK build-to-rent scheme for Legal & General.
  • Goldman Sachs provides financing to Blackstone for acquisition of IVG office portfolioJones Day represented Goldman Sachs International, as mezzanine arranger, in connection with Blackstone's €3.3 billion (US$3.6 billion) acquisition of the IVG office portfolio.
  • iQ Student Accommodation refinances Westbourne student housing portfolioJones Day advised iQ Student Accommodation, a joint venture between Goldman Sachs and The Wellcome Trust, in the £305 million (US$388 million) refinancing of the Westbourne student housing portfolio.
  • Goldman Sachs provides mezzanine financing for Blackstone's acquisition of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin, IrelandJones Day advised Goldman Sachs International, as mezzanine lender, in connection with the financing of Blackstone's acquisition of the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre located in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Vero Group refinances iQ student housing portfolioJones Day advised the Vero Group, a joint venture between Goldman Sachs and The Wellcome Trust in connection with the £375 million (US$485 million) refinancing of the iQ student housing portfolio.
  • Signature Capital obtains financing for acquisition of shopping mall in Passau, GermanyJones Day advised Signature Capital Limited in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the Nibelungen Center, a shopping mall located in Passau, Germany, by way of public auction for €21.5 million (US$23.6 million).
  • Goldman Sachs provides mezzanine financing for acquisition of Jury's Inn and Mercure hotelsJones Day advised Goldman Sachs International in connection with mezzanine facilities financing the acquisition by Lone Star of the Jury's Inn and Mercure hotel groups.
  • Goldman Sachs, Wellcome Trust, and Greystar launch £2 billion (US$2.8 billion) student housing companyJones Day advised the REPIA division of Goldman Sachs International in connection with the formation of the £2 billion (US$2.8 billion) student housing business to be known as the Vero Group.
  • Goldman Sachs provides mezzanine financing for Blackstone's acquisition of UK logistics portfolioJones Day advised Goldman Sachs International in connection with a mezzanine facility to finance the acquisition by Blackstone of a UK logistics portfolio.
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