Molly Hawker is a real estate finance associate based in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Molly advises private equity sponsors and private credit funds on domestic and cross-border financing transactions involving acquisitions, developments and refinancings across the UK and Europe. She has experience supporting clients on transactions in both established and emerging sectors of the real asset market, including hotels, data centres and digital infrastructure, student accommodation and logistics assets.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Molly was involved in the following matters:
Ares on its £400 million acquisition of a portfolio of UK hotels.
Goldman Sachs as sponsor on the amendment of its acquisition financing for The Belfry Hotel & Resort.
A global investment bank as sponsor:
on the re-financing of its logistics portfolio in Finland;
on the amendment of its facility relating a mixed-use property in Germany;
on the financing of various single-family housing portfolios across Germany; and
on the financing of a student housing asset in the UK.
A global investment bank as lender on the financing of a wellness resort in Spain.
Blackstone as lender on the amendment of its facility relating to a London office.
A global private credit fund:
as sponsor on the loan-on-loan financing relating to the financing of a UK data centre;
on the refinancing of a portfolio of logistics assets in England, Spain and Portugal; and
on the financing of a UK logistics portfolio; and
on the financing of a portfolio of logistics assets across the Netherlands.
Cain International on the £261.5 million development financing for the development of a film and television production facility in the UK.
LondonMetric Property Plc on various unsecured financings and refinancings in relation to its portfolio of assets, including a £1.3 billion unsecured term and revolving credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders.
Oxford Properties on the acquisition of a portfolio of UK properties for £205 million.
A global private credit fund:
on its development financing of two UK logistics assets; and
on its refinancing of two UK student accommodation assets.
OakNorth Bank plc:
on certain bespoke secured debt facilities to finance a UK care home provider;
on its financing of the buyout of UK Storage Company; and
on its debt facility provided to a pan European aparthotel business with assets in the UK, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Portugal.
Prior Experience
Jones Day
Associate, 2023–2026
Trainee, 2021–2023
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2023, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
BPP Law SchoolLegal Practice Coursewith Distinction2021
