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Ruth Williamson LLB

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About

Ruth has experience of a wide range of commercial property work and has particular expertise in corporate occupier asset management and the acquisition and disposal of portfolios of properties as corporate or asset led transactions.

Clients include well-known financial institutions, corporate occupiers, hospitality and leisure operators and healthcare providers.

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Ruth is the lead legal manager acting for Royal Bank of Scotland on their entire property portfolio across the UK, Ireland, EMEA and Asia and acted on many high profile transactions including disposals at Premier Place, Cadogan Place and Fleet Street
  • Ruth is lead Real Estate advisor to Merlin Entertainments PLC
  • Advising Heineken UK on the real estate aspects of its acquisition of Punch Securitisation A, a portfolio of approximately 1,900 UK pubs owned by Punch Taverns plc (enterprise value £1.15 billion)
  • Advising on numerous portfolio sales, both buy and sell-side, of performing and non-performing loans and assets, aggregating in excess of £3 billion, including Projects Churchill, Moon, Titan, Gatsby and Detroit
  • Providing real estate advice on the management of a leading independent UK healthcare provider and associated M&A transactions
  • Advising National Grid (East Anglia portfolio) on real estate matters arising from the sale of a majority stake in its UK Gas Distribution business

     

  • Languages
    • English
    Education
    • University of Sheffield, LLB (Hons), 2001-2004

    Awards

    • Ranked Legal 500 next generation lawyer

    Memberships And Affiliations

    • Ruth Williamson is a Solicitor registered with the Law Society of England & Wales
    • SRA

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