Toby Young

Toby Young is a partner in Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry group and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Finance practice.

Toby advises UK and overseas sponsors, private equity firms, asset managers and financial institutions, and other debt/equity providers on all aspects of real estate finance. He has substantial experience acting for real estate sponsors on borrower mandates and as lender counsel for the deployment of real-estate-focused debt funds.

Toby has led multi-jurisdictional teams across Europe and North America on the financing of real estate investments across all asset classes. He has particular expertise in development financing, including flagship best-in-class office developments in the City of London and the West End, residential projects across the United Kingdom, PBSA, and pan-European logistics portfolios.

• M7 Real Estate on a series of pan-European portfolio financings aggregating in excess of €1bn.
• BentallGreenOak on a £103m loan in connection with the redevelopment of the Vitrum Building, St. John’s Innovation Park, Cambridge, a former commercial site which is being redeveloped into a premier life sciences led property.
• BentallGreenOak on three logistics portfolio development financings amounting to £400m in aggregate.
• Martley Capital on the senior, mezzanine and loan note £90,000,000 refinancing of the Mailbox, Birmingham.
• London Square Developments on its acquisition by Aldar Properties and its £250m corporate financing. 
• A US-based real estate private equity fund on multiple high-value acquisition and development financings of commercial and residential property across London, with an aggregate GDV exceeding £1.5bn.
• A US debt fund on the financing and subsequent distressed disposal of commercial and residential assets across London.
• An asset manager (acting on behalf of German open ended and spezial funds) on financing the £600m acquisition of the corporate group owning and managing a portfolio of eight high end student accommodation assets across the UK.
• An asset manager (acting on behalf of German open ended and spezial funds) on refinancing commercial assets valued in excess of £240,000,000 at the International Quarter London in the heart of the Stratford regeneration project.

Recognised as a key lawyer by Legal 500, client testimonials:

• “Goodwin gives the impression that you are their only client. Response to queries and commitments to deadlines is second to none.”
• “I have always found Toby Young to be very knowledgeable on both industry-wide and document-specific matters.”
• “Clear communication; pragmatic team and responsive; they keep the team lean to optimize cost while not harming quality.”