Huw Thomas

Legal Director | Banking & Finance

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Huw’s expertise is in both secured lending work and general commercial real estate transactions.

He joined Capital in 2017, having gained extensive experience over 20 years in London (the City and Westminster) and Chester.

He acts for numerous funders involved in facilitating purchases, refinancing (including on property portfolios) and development. In addition, he has acted on various transactions involving site acquisition and development and is lead advisor to Cardiff City Football Club on property related matters.

Huw enthusiastically helps deliver training on property law and developing the skills of trainees.

The Legal 500 publication has stated that Huw is ‘noted for his transactional expertise’ and that a client singled out his ‘astute legal brain’. He has been profiled in Property Week.

Huw is a Trustee of Sherman Cymru, a theatre situated in the heart of Cardiff, and is a fluent Welsh speaker.

Expertise

  • Recovery and Insolvency
  • Commercial development
  • Development finance
  • Acquisition and disposal
  • Property security work – acting for lenders and borrowers
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Recent work

A service station

Advising a service station operator on numerous asset acquisitions, disposals and funding transactions

Handelsbanken

Leading the team acting for Handelsbanken in respect of a loan to a South Wales company providing small business services for start-ups and growing businesses.

Associated British Ports

Advising Associated British Ports in relation to property matters at ports in Barry and Swansea

Owner of the YMCA building

Lead advisor for the owner of the YMCA building in Pontypridd, involving a major re-development of the property and development funding from the Arts Council of Wales.

Commercial property in and around Cardiff

Advising on a £13m refinancing and intra-group transfer of a portfolio of commercial property in and around Cardiff.

HSBC

Regularly acting for HSBC and borrowers on a dual representation basis on acquisitions particularly in the holiday park sector.

WCVA and WLGA

Advised WCVA and WLGA on their new Cardiff city centre office lettings including fit out requirements.

Languages

  • Welsh

 

 

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