Luke D.Johnson

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Luke Johnson advises clients on a wide variety of finance and restructuring matters, with a particular focus on the real estate sector.

Luke regularly advises in relation to multijurisdictional investment facilities, acquisition finance, development finance, loan portfolio acquisitions, loan-on-loan finance, and structured finance, acting for lenders (senior and mezzanine) and sponsors.

Recent transactions have included advising Greystar and Henderson Park in connection with a £385 million facility from Cain International to support the acquisition and development of an 894-home build-to-rent (BTR) residential project located in Nine Elms, London and advising Goldman Sachs International in connection with the financing of the £175 million (US$228 million) acquisition by Goldman Sachs and Greycoat of Vintners Place, a commercial office property located in London, from Crescent Heights.

Luke spent six months on secondment at Delancey in 2019. Between July 2017 and March 2018, he was seconded to Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies. In 2014, he spent six months on secondment with the European Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs.

Experience

  • Cain International provides £261.5 million development loan to Shinfield Studios to finance construction of film and television production facility in ReadingJones Day advised Cain International in connection with a £261.5 million development loan provided to Shinfield Studios to finance the construction of a film and television production facility in Reading.
  • Oxford Properties acquires seven properties for £202.5 millionJones Day represented Oxford Properties advised by M7 in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of seven properties located across the United Kingdom known as the Bow and Arrow portfolio for £202.5 million.
  • M. Safra & Co. sells 30 Fenchurch Street (formerly known as One Plantation Place) to Brookfield Asset ManagementJones Day represented M. Safra & Co. in the family office's disposal of 30 Fenchurch Street (formerly known as One Plantation Place), one of the largest office developments in the City of London, to funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management.
  • Cain International provides £40.3 million loan to Vita Group for development of 401-bed student accommodation scheme in Cardiff, WalesJones Day advised Cain International in connection with a £40.3 million loan provided to the Vita Group to finance the development of a 401-bed student accommodation scheme located in Cardiff, Wales.
  • Get Living Plc obtains £160 million debt facility with BNP Paribas and United Overseas Bank for final phase of Lewisham Gateway schemeJones Day represented Get Living Plc in connection with a £160 million debt facility provided by BNP Paribas and United Overseas Bank to support the forward funding of the second and final phase of the Lewisham Gateway scheme, one of the largest regeneration schemes in the South East.
  • Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provides financing to Weerts Group for acquisition and development of warehouse in Bury St EdmundsJones Day represented Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies in connection with a senior secured facility provided to Weerts Group to finance the acquisition and development of an 870,000 sq ft warehouse at Suffolk Park in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Get Living Plc forms joint venture in connection with development of Lewisham Gateway Phase 2Jones Day advised Get Living Plc on the corporate and joint venture arrangements in connection with the £252 million forward-funding development of Lewisham Gateway Phase 2 with Muse Developments.
  • Greystar and Henderson Park obtain £385 million facility from Cain International for acquisition and development of residential project located in LondonJones Day represented Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC and Henderson Park in connection with a £385 million facility from Cain International to support the acquisition and development of an 894-home build-to-rent (BTR) residential project located in Nine Elms, London.
  • Goldman Sachs and Greycoat finance and acquire Vintners Place from Crescent HeightsJones Day represented Goldman Sachs International in connection with the financing of the £175 million (US$228 million) acquisition by Goldman Sachs and Greycoat of Vintners Place, a commercial office property located in London, from Crescent Heights.
  • DV4 and Oxford Properties form DOORJones Day advised DV4 Ltd (“DV4”), which is advised by Delancey Real Estate Asset Management Ltd, on the sale of DV4's interests in Get Living, the UK’s leading privately backed residential company, to Delancey Oxford Residential (“DOOR”) a new co-investment platform with initial capital commitments of £600 million; the establishment of DOOR, which includes the joint venture between DV4 and Oxford Properties; and on real estate matters related to the London scheme, Elephant Central in Elephant and Castle which is part of the Get Living portfolio.
  • Blackstone Group provides senior secured facility to Henderson Park for acquisition of Athene PlaceJones Day represented The Blackstone Group in connection with a senior secured facility provided to Henderson Park to finance the acquisition of Athene Place, London.
  • Blackstone Group provides €70 million secured credit facility to private equity investor for acquisition of business park in BrusselsJones Day represented The Blackstone Group in connection with a €70 million (US$81 million) secured facility agreement provided to a private equity investor to finance the acquisition of a business park located in Brussels.
  • Loxo Oncology acquires drug development program from administrators of RedXJones Day advised biopharmaceutical company, Loxo Oncology, Inc., in connection with its $40 million acquisition of a drug development program aimed at treating leukemia from the administrators of RedX Pharma Plc.
  • AURELIUS sells Getronics Group for €220 million (US$251.3 million)Jones Day advised AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA on the sale of its subsidiary Getronics to strategic investor Bottega Invest Co S.à.r.l. for €220 million (US$251.3 million) (enterprise value).
  • 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.
  • Marken sold to UPSJones Day advised Marken Group, a global provider of supply chain solutions to the life sciences industry and leader in clinical trials material storage and distribution, on the sale of its company to United Parcel Service Inc. ("UPS").
  • Aurelius Group acquires The Hospital GroupJones Day represented the The Aurelius Group, a Frankfurt-based private equity firm, in connection with its acquisition of The Hospital Group, a provider of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures based in Birmingham, UK.
  • Wells Fargo provides £184 million financing for acquisition of portfolio of UK retail propertiesJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., London Branch, as arranger, agent, and original lender, in connection with a £184 million (US$234.4 million) syndicated term loan facility provided to a U.S. private equity buyer to finance the acquisition of a portfolio of 64 properties leased to a leading UK retailer.
  • BHS International acquires digital and international franchise business from BHS Limited (in administration)Jones Day acted for BHS International in connection with its acquisition of the digital and international franchise business from the administrators of British retailer, BHS.
  • Paperlinx sells off its business and assetsJones Day is advising Matthew Smith and Neville Kahn of Deloitte LLP in their capacity as joint administrators of various UK Paperlinx companies.
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    June 2020 White Paper

    Financial Government Support Measures Related to COVID-19 for European Corporates

    August 2013 Alert

    Hold-Outs Beware: UK Schemes of Arrangement and Chapter 11 Lie in Wait

    March 2013 External Publications

    In Practice: Everyone for themselves, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

    January 2013 Alert

    Everyone for him- or herself?

    March/April 2012 Jones Day Publications

    European Perspective: The West Lothian Question in Voluntary Arrangements

    January 2012 Jones Day Publications

    In Practice: Agreements to negotiate in good faith: the end of the line?, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

    October 2011 Jones Day Publications

    EuroResource--Deals and Debt

    September 2011 Jones Day Publications

    EuroResource--Deals and Debt

    August 2011 Jones Day Publications

    EuroResource--Deals and Debt

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