Tom Lloyd is Partner in the Firm’s London office, where he is head of the London Real Estate Finance practice and co-head of the London Real Estate group. Tom advises clients on an array of credit transactions and financial instruments, as well as cross-border finance issues, with a focus on sponsor driven real estate financing. Some of Tom’s clients include Blackstone, KKR and Apollo.
Read Full Biography...
Work Highlights
- Blackstone in its financing of a c. €1 billion pan-European logistics portfolio purchased in a joint venture with Burstone Group
- Blackstone in the financing of the European assets in its joint venture with Digital Realty to develop and own $7 billion of hyperscale data centers
- Blackstone on the financing of its €21 billion recapitalisation of Mileway and subsequent multiple takeout financings
- Blackstone and HIP on the €700m refinancing of a portfolio of 14 high-end Spanish hotels
- Blackstone on multiple CMBS financings during 2023 and 2024
- St Modwen Blackstone on the financing of the take-private of St Modwen and the financing of its whole business and the subsequent refinancing of its standing logistics portfolio
- Apollo Global management on the €287m financing of a portfolio of German residential properties
- KKR in financing of its £900m acquisition of a UK Marriott branded hotel portfolio from ADIA
Accolades
-
Chambers UK 2025, Real Estate Finance (London)
-
The Legal 500 2025, “Leading Partner”, Real Estate: Property Finance
-
Legal Week 2019 and 2020, “Rising Star” in Private Equity
-
Law360 2020, “Rising Star” in Real Estate
Education
-
Nottingham Law School, 2005 Legal Practice Course
Distinction
-
University of Sheffield, 2004 LL.B. Law
2:1
Tom Lloyd is Partner in the Firm’s London office, where he is head of the London Real Estate Finance practice and co-head of the London Real Estate group.
Tom advises clients on an array of credit transactions and financial instruments, as well as cross-border finance issues, with a focus on sponsor driven real estate financing. Some of Tom’s clients include Blackstone, KKR and Apollo.
Tom recently advised on:
- Blackstone in its financing of a c. €1 billion pan-European logistics portfolio purchased in a joint venture with Burstone Group
- Blackstone in the financing of the European assets in its joint venture with Digital Realty to develop and own $7 billion of hyperscale data centers
- Blackstone on the financing of its €21 billion recapitalisation of Mileway and subsequent multiple takeout financings
- Blackstone and HIP on the €700m refinancing of a portfolio of 14 high-end Spanish hotels
- Blackstone on multiple CMBS financings during 2023 and 2024
- St Modwen Blackstone on the financing of the take-private of St Modwen and the financing of its whole business and the subsequent refinancing of its standing logistics portfolio
- Apollo Global management on the €287m financing of a portfolio of German residential properties
- KKR in financing of its £900m acquisition of a UK Marriott branded hotel portfolio from ADIA
Tom is ranked by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 whose client comments describe him as “an exceptional lawyer and is very well-regarded in the market”, has “excellent technical and commercial awareness” and is “always calm under pressure and able to find pragmatic solutions to difficult issues”.