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Rahul Thakrar

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Corporate & Commercial

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Rahul advises ultra-high net worth's, family offices, entrepreneurs and businesses on a variety of corporate and banking matters including fund raisings throughout the capital stack (such as equity, senior debt and mezzanine debt transactions), joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions as well as assisting clients with day to day commercial agreements.

He also has significant experience in advising on private funds in the real estate, private equity and venture capital sectors on structuring and regulatory matters.

Uniquely for a lawyer, Rahul has undertaken all of his Chartered Financial Analyst examinations (a qualification typically achieved only by senior bankers) and therefore regularly assists clients with negotiating the key commercial terms of a transaction as well as then finding a structure which provides the necessary commercial outcomes.

Areas of Practice

Corporate & Commercial, International, TAGLaw, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Funds, Venture Capital, Joint Ventures, Commercial Contracts, Entrepreneurs, Middle East, Real Estate Finance, Hotels

Track Record

Advised a private lender on the potential purchase of its debt from a well known corporate borrower at a significant discount to par

Acting for a joint venture company on securing development finance for a city building refurbishment scheme totalling approximately £33 million

Acting for an AIM listed company on a reduction of capital transaction

Advising over 15 start-up investment managers on structuring and regulatory issues

Awards & Rankings

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2020 – 2021

Memberships

Westminster & Holborn Law Society

Education & Qualification

University College London

Qualified as a solicitor in 2009

Chartered Financial Analyst Examinations

Advised a private lender on the potential purchase of its debt from a well known corporate borrower at a significant discount to par

Acting for a joint venture company on securing development finance for a city building refurbishment scheme totalling approximately £33 million

Acting for an AIM listed company on a reduction of capital transaction

Advising over 15 start-up investment managers on structuring and regulatory issues

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2020 – 2021

Westminster & Holborn Law Society

University College London

Qualified as a solicitor in 2009

Chartered Financial Analyst Examinations

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