Jeremy A. Trinder

JEREMY TRINDER represents clients across the full spectrum of complex real estate investment and financing transactions in the UK and across Europe.

With more than 30 years of experience, he offers deep knowledge of lending across the capital stack, advising private equity sponsors, financial institutions, and corporate borrowers on:

• Commercial mortgage loans, including origination and restructuring of senior, mezzanine, and holdco financings;
• Loan-on-loan, repo, and loan warehousing transactions;
• Mortgage-backed securities;
• Commercial mortgage debt acquisitions and syndication;
• Sale and leaseback, ground rent, and opco/propco transactions; and
• Distressed debt acquisitions/dispositions and NPL and special situations financings.

Jeremy is valued by clients for his commercial insight, technical precision, and ability to develop long-term trusted relationships while delivering creative solutions to complex financing challenges.

Jeremy continues to earn recognition from respected industry ranking publications, most recently including:

• Chambers UK 2026 – Ranked for Real Estate Finance, with sources describing him as “super responsive” and “very experienced and commercial.” He is highly praised by clients, with one noting that “He’s a wonderful support on any transaction. He delivers excellent advice and guidance in an accessible manner and he’s not afraid to broach difficult topics.”
• Legal 500 UK 2026 – Recommended for Property Finance, where he is described as “excellent, clever, creative and very commercial. He is respected by all sides.”

Recent examples of Jeremy’s work include advising:

• A U.S. investment bank in relation to €350 million senior/mezzanine loans to a JV of a U.S. private equity fund and European operating partner in relation to the development of a marquee data centre project in Portugal.
• A joint venture between two private equity funds in relation to a loan to finance the €422 million acquisition of a German SFR portfolio.
• The joint venture of U.S. and European real estate private equity funds on the £500 million financing of the acquisition of a European hospitality business.
• A U.S. investment bank in relation to a mortgage loan to PIMCO in relation to the acquisition of cold storage businesses in the UK and Ireland.
• A U.S. investment bank in relation to a mortgage loan to EQT Exeter in relation to the acquisition of a warehouse in Germany.
• A U.S. investment bank in relation to a repurchase transaction with PGIM secured on European mortgage loans.
• A major U.S. hotels group in relation to a mezzanine loan to finance the acquisition of a hotel in central London.
• A joint venture between a U.S. real estate private equity fund and European operating partner in respect of a loan to finance the acquisition of a UK healthcare group.
• A U.S. hospitality private equity fund in relation to a circa £100 million loan to finance the development of a hotel in central London.
• Middle East Sovereign Wealth in the US$1.5 billion refinancing of a property portfolio, including luxury hotels in London, Rome, and Beverley Hills, and a luxury condo development in New York.
• A U.S. private credit fund in relation to a circa €1 billion loan-on-preferred equity financing in relation to an investment into an Italian renewables business.
• Barclays Bank in relation to:
  • A £500 million loan, refinancing, and subsequent securitization on the largest data center in the UK.
  • A loan-on-loan financing secured on developments in Bonn and Berlin.
• Brookfield on a mortgage loan in connection with the £714 million acquisition of Arlington Business Parks.
• TDR Capital on a £900 million mortgage bridge financing and subsequent sale and leaseback in relation to acquiring Asda Stores.
• Asda on a £2.27 billion sale and leaseback structured through a loan and securitization.
• Onex Corporation on a mortgage bridge and three subsequent ground rent transactions in respect of the £1.35 billion acquisition of Parkdean Resorts.
• A European lender on an ongoing €335 million loan-on-loan program secured on a rolling real-estate asset base for Castlelake.
• A U.S. private equity real estate debt fund on:
  • A €1 billion bridge-to-term refinancing of a Swedish sponsor.
  • A £65 million development loan to Oxenwood secured on UK logistics assets.
  • A £146 million development loan to Oaktree secured on a prime office development in Canary Wharf.
  • A £136 million development loan to Ares secured on residential property.
  • £92 million senior and mezzanine development loans to Aventicum secured on student accommodation.
  • A £94 million development loan to Northwood secured on logistics assets.
  • A £85 million loan, subsequently split into a senior and mezzanine and subsequent refinancing, to Resolution Capital secured on a Hyatt-branded hotel in central London.
• A European sponsor in relation to a circa £100 million loan from a U.S. investment bank in relation to a UK and German residential portfolio.
• A U.S. private equity real estate fund on multiple NPL financings (over €3 billion in aggregate) secured on properties in Spain.
• AllianceBernstein (AB) on a:
  • £40 million mezzanine loan secured on student accommodation.
  • £25 million mezzanine loan secured on mixed office/retail assets.
• Ares on a €113 million loan secured on an office property in Belgium.
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch on a loan to a student accommodation operator.
• A major U.S. investment bank on loans to major U.S. private equity funds secured on UK prime properties.
• A lender on ongoing multiple loan-on-loan programs (€800 million in aggregate) secured on retail, office, hospitality, and residential properties in Ireland and the UK.
• A lender on a loan-on-loan warehouse facility secured on a rolling base of development loans secured on small-scale developments in the UK and Ireland.
• A lender on a €140 million NPL financing for Lonestar secured on Spanish NPLs.
• A German landesbank on acquiring €800 million of mortgage loans secured over residential, tech, and logistics assets in Germany, the Netherlands, and France.
• Bay Grove on financing its acquisitions of cold storage facilities and businesses in Europe and subsequent Cold Finance securitization.
• Digital Realty on its US$8.4 billion acquisition of InterXion.

The above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.