Roger's experience includes advising:

• Cerberus and Arrow Capital Partners’ SIRE platform on the acquisition of 35 logistics assets in Germany and the Netherlands from Europa Capital

• Cale Street Partners on its joint venture and acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in the Intu Derby shopping centre, implications of intu's administration, recent buy-out of the remaining 50 per cent and migration of asset management.

• Oxford University on the funding and leaseback arrangements with L&G for the new Life and Mind Building, as part of the ten-year joint venture programme with L&G to develop research facilities and student and staff accommodation at the University, which Freshfields also advised on.
• The administrators of Debenhams in relation to all aspects of its premises including consensual rent negotiations with landlords.
• In relation to Arcadia, House of Fraser and Debenhams' CVAs.
• Steinhoff in relation to the sale of its UK retail business including Harveys Furniture and Bensons for Beds.
• The administrators of Brighthouse in relation to their store portfolio.
• Davidson Kempner on its acquisition and financing of the Chariot portfolio of NCP operated car parks from Blackstone for approximately £500m and continuing advice to the business on rent discussions and related matters during the Covid-19 crisis.
• Four Seasons Health Care in relation to its premises.
• QMH on the sale of the Queens Bilderberg (Nederland) hotels portfolio to First Sponsor Group.
• TPG and Patron Capital on the sale on the sale of the Merin office platform in the Netherlands to Canadian REIT Dream Global for €622m.
• AXA IM – Real Assets on the acquisition of a logistics property portfolio from Gramercy Property Europe for circa €1bn.
• Mount Street Mortgage Servicing as special servicer and security trustee in respect of £535m of debt secured on CityPoint tower, London and on the sale to Brookfield for a sum sufficient to repay secured liabilities.

Solicitor, England and Wales

Education

• Downing College, Cambridge, UK (MA (hons) in law)
• BPP Law School, London, UK (legal practice course, with distinction)