Property Finance

The Clayton Utz Property Finance team advises on many of Australia's landmark property finance transactions. Our group specialises in high value, sophisticated, novel and complex property finance transactions, at the cutting edge of legal and commercial development.

Overview

The market-leading Clayton Utz Property Finance team has for many years been a principal adviser to major participants on novel and complex commercial structured and property financing transactions.

Our Property Finance lawyers develop cutting-edge solutions and are highly regarded for bringing commitment, clear thinking and ingenuity to each transaction. By understanding our clients' needs in structured and property financing, we provide innovative, cost-effective and efficient legal services that give our clients practical and commercial solutions.

Experience

Our multidisciplinary Property Finance team includes specialists in the law affecting commercial property, real estate markets, tax, finance and stamp duties. They advise on all aspects of structured and property financing, including project structuring, tax and stamp duty-effective financing, acquisition/takeover finance, property finance insolvency transactions, debt fundraising, note issues, securitisation, including CMBS programs, non-recourse finance, risk analysis/allocation, and development, construction and takeout finance.

Our clients are key participants in the property finance sector, including arrangers and bond financiers, debt financiers, equity providers and private sponsors, government authorities, construction companies, and developers and operators.

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