Simon's experience includes:

• Involved in a variety of aspects of property work for Columbia Threadneedle including sales, purchase, leases and day-to-day property management work;
• Advising WeWork with their leases in London and Manchester;
• Acting on the transfer of and asset management strategy for the commercial elements within Phase 2 of the Battersea Power Station development;
• Advising on the purchase with funding of a shopping centre in Basingstoke for in excess of £60,000,000;
• Being part of a team on the acquisition for £38,200,000 of a portfolio of industrial estates;
• On the acquisition of Newport Shopping Centre, South Wales for a Canadian investor.*
• As part of a team on the acquisition for £38,200,000 of a portfolio of industrial estates for IPIF.*
• As part of a team on the acquisition of BBC Television Centre.*
• Assisting an Abu-Dhabi based property company on a deal to convert Great Scotland Yard into a luxury 5-star hotel.*
• Advising Berkeley Homes on the on-going development of the Wood Lane site adjacent to Westfield.*
• Advising Telereal Trillium on a joint venture with Bellway Homes Limited for the development of 120 units in Leeds.*
• For a financial services company on the grant of its UK HQ office space in Kings Cross for a term of ten years at an annual rent in excess of £2,000,000.*
• For a retailer on the grant of a lease on Carnaby Street at an annual rent in excess of £200,000.*
• As part of a team advising on the refinancing of two hotels in Central London for £40,000,000.*
• Acting on the disposal of a US based subsidiary for circa £32,900,000, including transferring freehold property out of the target pre-completion and assigning two leases to the target together with short term underleases back to the seller post-completion.*
• Acting for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity in relation to their portfolio of property in and around the hospitals.*

* This list includes engagements completed prior to joining Addleshaw Goddard

• BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Politics - 2:1(University of Warwick) 2003 - 2006
• Graduate Diploma in Law (College of Law London) 2006 - 2007
• Legal Practice Course (BPP London) 2007 - 2008