Starting pupillage is a significant professional milestone. It can also be the point at which your finances begin to look very different from those of someone following a conventional employed career. For pupil barristers considering buying a property, this can create an important question: can you get a mortgage during...
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Case Spotlight | What We’re Working On This Week The Situation An experienced European real estate entrepreneur is acquiring a high-value residential property in France, for €40 million. The client would prefer to finance the full purchase price rather than deploy €40 million of capital into...
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One of the things I regularly see when reviewing a client’s protection is that their wider estate planning has moved on considerably, while the insurance arrangements sitting alongside it have not. That is understandable. A policy may have been arranged several years ago for...
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Financial markets rarely evolve in a straight line. They respond to changes in regulation, liquidity, risk appetite and, perhaps most importantly, the needs of borrowers themselves. One of the clearest examples of that evolution has been the growth of private credit. Once viewed largely...
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Commercial lending is rarely assessed on one number alone. A strong asset, profitable business or experienced borrower may form part of a compelling proposition, but each needs to be understood in the context of the wider transaction. At Henry Dannell, our approach to commercial...
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Group protection can help employers provide greater financial security for their people while strengthening their wider employee benefits proposition. This guide explores Group Life Assurance, Group Income Protection and Group Critical Illness Cover, including how employers can structure, review and communicate protection around the needs of their workforce.
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Case Spotlight | What We’re Working On This Week The Client A European family office with a substantial portfolio of residential, mixed-use and commercial property assets. The portfolio is held through a layered structure of property-owning entities ultimately controlled by the family and benefits from a...
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Case Spotlight | What We’re Working On This Week The Client The owner of a substantial residential property in the United States, currently valued at approximately $60 million, with a strong, multi-layered trust structure sitting behind the client’s wider wealth and asset position. The Challenge The...
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Case Spotlight | What We’re Working On This Week The Client A UK-registered petrol commodities trader seeking to expand into a key international growth market through a newly established entity in Kenya. The Challenge The client had identified a significant opportunity to increase trading activity in...
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Commercial property finance can easily become a conversation about the asset. What is the property worth? What loan-to-value will the lender consider? How much equity does the borrower need to contribute? Those are important questions. The property is the lender’s security and will inevitably...
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