Philip Chalmers

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Philip Chalmers

Associate, Banking

GCC

Expertise

Philip has been with Addleshaw Goddard since 2013 and is an Associate in the Banking & Finance group in the GCC. Previously he completed his training contract and spent a further 3 years practising in the firm's Edinburgh office.

Philip has a diverse range of experience in finance transactions including general corporate finance, leveraged finance, shipping finance and project finance both in the UK and in the GCC.

He has a particular specialism in cross-border real estate financings and completed a secondment in the Corporate Real Estate team at Lloyds Banking Group in 2016.

Philip is both Scots and English law qualified and is a Scottish Notary Public.

Experience

Advised Qatar Electricity and Water Company on a $300,000,000 revolving credit facility made available by a syndicate of international banks.
Advised Bank Sohar in the provision of a $250,000,000 project finance facility to a port authority based in Muscat, Oman.
Advised IP Investment Management, a Singaporean private equity fund, on a £34,700,000 development facility made available by a US real estate fund for the development of its PRS site at Media City, Manchester.
Advised Stellex Capital, a US private equity fund, on the funded acquisition of a 38 strong pub portfolio in the UK.
Advised HSBC UK Plc in the provision of a £13,000,000 acquisition facility to Kangaroo Self Storage Limited in order to acquire an English competitor.
Advised Bank of Scotland plc in the provision of a £9,800,000 development facility to a prominent UK house-builder.
Advised a national care home operator in respect of the security aspects for the sale and leaseback of 21 care homes in the UK.
Advised a UK clearing bank in the funded acquisition of a venture-capital backed life-sciences business by a London based private equity fund.

Education

University of Aberdeen - Postgraduate diploma in Professional Legal Practice (2013)
University of Aberdeen - Bachelor of Laws with Upper Second Class Honours (2012)
Year qualified: 2015

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