James Esterkin

Matters undertaken since joining Kirkland: 

• Brookfield on the financing of its acquisition of ECLA Paris, a 1,200 bed high-end student accommodation campus in Southern Paris (2019).

• Bain Capital Credit on the financing of its acquisition of a €1.4bn portfolio of non-performing loans in Greece from Piraeus Bank (2018).

• Bain Capital Credit on the financing of its acquisition of a €700m portfolio of Spanish NPLs and properties from Kutxabank (2018).

• Brookfield on the financing of its acquisition of a portfolio of serviced apartments in the UK and the Netherlands for approximately €210 million (2018).

• Bain Capital Credit on the financing of its staged acquisition of a portfolio of residential and commercial properties in Italy from Intesa (formerly forming part of Intesa’s non-performing loan book) for approximately €100 million (2018).

• Blackstone on its acquisition of a portfolio of European logistics assets from Marathon (in partnership with Industrial Securities, part of MARCOL) for €492 million (2018).

• Global Logistics Properties on financing and structuring aspects of its acquisition of European logistics business IDI Gazeley from Brookfield Asset Management for approximately $2.8 billion (2017).

Matters undertaken prior to joining Kirkland:

• Blackstone on the financing of a number of Spanish loan-to-own residential mortgage portfolios and platforms (2017).

• Blackstone and Logicor on the financing of their €233m acquisition of Rockspring’s French logistics portfolio (2017).

• Blackstone on the senior and mezzanine financing of its acquisition of a €1.28bn portfolio of Dutch, German, Danish and French light industrial assets from Hansteen Holdings (2017).

• Multi Corporation on the amendment of credit arrangements in relation to the redevelopment of an office complex in Rotterdam (2017).

• Blackstone and M7 on the senior and mezzanine financing of the estimated £600m acquisition of a UK portfolio of 130 light industrial assets from Brockton Capital and Dunedin Property (2017).

• Multi Corporation on the refinancing of various Polish shopping centres (2016/2017).

• Blackstone on the £320m senior refinancing by Morgan Stanley of the Devonshire Square mixed-use estate in the City of London (2016).  

• Round Hill Capital on the financing of its €250m investment in the luxury Palo Alto real estate development project (2016).

• Blackstone on the financing of its acquisition and development of Biomed Realty Trust’s biomedical centres in Cambridge (2016).

• Blackstone on the €91m senior financing by Erste Bank of the acquisition of a portfolio of 12 logistics assets and development sites in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Poland (2016).

• Blackstone and Logicor on the senior term financings of the acquisition of various Dutch and pan-European logistics portfolios (2013-2016).

• Blackstone and Multi on the €210m refinancing of the Magnolia Park Shopping Centre in Wroclaw, Poland by ING, PBB Deutsche and PKO.

• Blackstone on the financing of European real estate assets purchased as part of its $23 billion acquisition of real estate assets from GE Capital (2015).

• Blackstone on the £120m senior financing by BNPP of the multi-let Cannon Bridge House office building in the City of London (2015).

• Blackstone on multiple financings and loan assumptions in respect of its €2.7 billion acquisition of a Nordic multi-use property portfolio from funds managed by Obligo Investment Management AS (2015).

• Blackstone on the senior financing of the acquisition of the Times Square office building in the City of London (2015).

• Blackstone on the financing by ING of the acquisition of a €140m prime luxury retail building in Paris (2015).

• Blackstone in relation to the financing of the European real estate assets purchased as part of its $23 billion acquisition of real estate assets from GE Capital.

• Blackstone in relation to multiple financings and loan assumptions in respect of its €2.7 billion acquisition of a Nordic multi-use property portfolio from funds managed by Obligo Investment Management AS.

• Blackstone on the financing of the acquisition and development of Biomed’s biomedical centres in Cambridge.

• Blackstone on the senior and mezzanine financing of its £600m acquisition of Project Sunflower - a UK light industrial portfolio.

• Blackstone on the senior and mezzanine financing of its acquisition of a €1.28bn portfolio of Dutch, German, Danish and French assets from Hansteen Holdings.

• Roundhill Capital in relation to the financing of the acquisition and development by a joint venture vehicle of Spanish residential assets.

• Blackstone on various ongoing management issues in relation to the financing of the Portuguese Almada and Motijo and Spanish Espacio Leon shopping centres.

• Blackstone on the financing of the acquisition of €1.1bn of mortgage debt from NAMA.

• Blackstone in relation to the €91m senior financing of the acquisition of a logistics portfolio in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Poland with Erste Bank Group.

• Barclays Plc in relation to the £146m clubbed term development facility for Ronson Capital Partners in relation to Riverwalk - a Thames-side luxury residential building.

• Lloyds in relation to a £266m syndicated term loan facility for Peel Holdings in relation to its regional real estate portfolio.

• Resolution Holdings in relation to the £125m corporate sale of a national retail property portfolio to KKR.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, London

• Associate, 2013–2017

Berwin Leighton Paisner, London, 2011–2013