Meet Andreas
I am a Director in the Real Estate Finance Department having joined Lawrence Stephens in 2013.
I advise and act for a wide of range of clients in the sector, including bridging lenders, banks and private lenders based both in England and Wales and overseas.
I have specialist experience in acting for and assisting with the growth of new lenders and challenger banks. Notably, I assisted a private lender from inception to the growth of a significant loan book which exceeded £100m, to then achieving its banking licence. I was also part of the team at Lawrence Stephens that assisted a banking client grow a loan book of £60m to £2.5bn in under 3 years.
I have a wealth of experience advising businesses, entrepreneurs and developers in connection with real estate acquisition and disposal work. This includes large-scale portfolios, development sites, commercial acquisitions and general property investments.
Outside of the office, I enjoy spending time in the gym, am an avid football fan and a keen traveller, having explored different corners of the world.
Experience highlights
- Acting for an established bank in respect of a facility exceeding £10m to assist with the acquisition of a property portfolio exceeding 40 properties
- Acting for a bridging lender in respect of a facility to assist with the acquisition of a high street parade in Central London for onward development at a sale price of £8.5m
- Acting for a bridging lender in respect of a loan facility in the sum of £11.6m to assist with the acquisition of a commercial office building with consent to develop the property into residential apartments
- Acting for a number of developers in the acquisition and financing of airspace leases above existing buildings, the onward development of the site and the disposal of the developed flats thereafter
- Acting for an entrepreneur on the acquisition of a well-renowned restaurant with a purchase price of £4.5m with the assistance of a multi-security finance provided by an established bank
