Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Forming an integral part of the firm’s multi-office Islamic finance group that also includes key outposts in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Trowers & Hamlins LLP‘s London team, which is headed by Simon Valner, excels in the structuring and financing of Shariah-compliant investments across asset classes. The real estate sector accounts for much of this work, with Valner regularly advising investors on Shariah-compliant investing into the UK, including on mandates implementing commodity Murabaha facilities. Helen Fysh is also well-versed in handling Islamic finance work in the real estate sector, regularly advising large asset managers raising finance via Shariah-compliant structures with investors from the GCC, to be used for UK real estate investment and development projects. As well as handling real estate work, Jonathan Grosvenor undertakes broader banking and capital markets-related mandates, including raising money via listed and unlisted sukuk issuances. Katharine Lewis is also a key member of the team, focusing on Islamic financing for real estate.