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Eddie Richards

Partner

Eddie advises on acquisitions and disposals of commercial property interests across a wide range of sectors but has a particular focus on retail and logistics. Eddie’s clients value his robust commercial advice and specialist knowledge.

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About

Eddie has a broad knowledge and understanding of property finance transactions having spent six months on secondment at Lloyds Banking Group. He advises borrowers and lenders on real estate investment and development finance.

Eddie has been consistently ranked in The Legal 500 ‘Next Generation Lawyers’ category for commercial property.

Eddie is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Advising global real estate investment manager EQT Exeter on a number of significant UK investment purchases including the acquisition of a £150 million industrial portfolio
  • Acting for a leading care home provider on several development acquisitions and connected loan facilities
  • Advising The Rumi Foundation over a number of years on its real estate investment strategy and acting on a range of management issues and re-gears across the portfolio.

Our thinking

  • City AM quotes Eddie Richards on the logistical challenges of data centres

    Eddie Richards

    In The Press

  • What next for freight and logistics in the planning system?

    Sadie Pitman

    Quick Reads

  • Savills: Global logistics markets set to return to normality before year end

    Quick Reads

  • Property Patter: Let's talk about sheds!

    Eddie Richards

    Podcasts

  • Charles Russell Speechlys shortlisted in two categories for The Lawyer Awards 2023

    Ingrid Saffin

    News

  • Urban farming could result in further demand for logistics space

    Eddie Richards

    Quick Reads

  • Time to turn down the lights

    Eddie Richards

    Quick Reads

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Gurr Johns on its acquisition of Forum Auctions Limited

    James Broadhurst

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Content+Cloud on the acquisition of award-winning service provider Azzure IT

    Mark Howard

    News

  • Supply (chain) and demand

    Eddie Richards

    Quick Reads

  • Property Professionals: Big Sheds and Logistics

    Eddie Richards

    Podcasts

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises EQT Exeter on the purchase of £102m warehouse from LondonMetric

    Eddie Richards

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Content+Cloud on acquisition of Sipcom

    Mark Howard

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Exeter Property Group on its acquisition of two property SPVs from the Tritax group

    David Coates

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Property Finance on the funding of a new 150-bed hotel development

    Daniel Sullivan

    News

  • All dressed up and nowhere to go

    Eddie Richards

    Quick Reads

  • Charles Russell Speechlys promotes four to Partner

    Oliver Auld

    News

  • The impact of COVID-19 on lease and contract reviews

    Eddie Richards

    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises on the sale of Vision Mental Health and New Directions to Civitas and TLC Care Homes

    David Coates

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Property Finance on a £8.5m development loan to fund purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Brighton

    Daniel Sullivan

    News

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