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.

• Macquarie Real Estate on its acquisition of a stake in EDGE Real Estate B.V. and its future strategic partnership with EDGE’s founder.

• Realty Income Corporation on a number of retail park and warehouse acquisitions via offshore and corporate structures.​

• 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.

• Cerberus on the €300m refinancing of the Monza office portfolio and disposal of assets into the Project Sling listed REIT established by Cromwell Properties.

• 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)