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Jonathan Bray

Jonathan Bray

Partner

Partner
Jonathan Bray

Jonathan Bray specialises in international fund formation, secondaries, and advisory work in the debt, real estate debt, real estate and private equity sectors.

His experience covers blind-pool funds, separate managed accounts and funds-of-one. In addition, Jonathan advises fund sponsors and investors on a range of fund-related products and transactions including co-investments, multi-currency and leveraged structures, secondary transactions including portfolio sales of fund interests, executive carried interest and co-investment arrangements, asset manager M&A, fund financings and open-ended funds. Jonathan also advises a number of significant institutional investors in connection with proposed private fund and separate account commitments.

  • Advising BentallGreenOak in connection with the establishment of BentallGreenOak UK Secured Lending III.
  • Advising Credit Suisse in connection with the establishment of the Luxembourg funds within its Private Credit Opportunities platform and Next Investors III.
  • Advising DRC Capital on its spin-out from Duet Private Equity in 2012 and the formation of European Real Estate Debt Fund II, III and IV, European Real Estate Senior Debt Fund I - IX, UK Whole Loan Fund I and II, a number of separate managed account mandates, and the sale of a 25% stake in DRC Capital to Savills Investment Management plc.
  • Advising Hillwood in connection with the establishment of its European and UK real estate fund series, UK Industrial Club II and III and EU Industrial Club III and IV.
  • Advising Rothschild & Co on the formation Five Arrows Debt Partners III and its related co-investment structures
  • Advising M&G Investment Management on the formation of its Real Estate Debt Finance series of funds
  • Advising Nuveen in relation to the establishment of its UK real estate debt funds Global Real Estate Debt Partners I and II and a number of separate accounts.
  • Advising Rothschild & Co on the formation of Five Arrows Debt Partners III and its related co-investment structures

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Career and qualifications

  • York University (BA, English) 2005
  • York University/Paris Denis Diderot (MA, English) 2006
  • Joined Clifford Chance 2010
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2012
  • Partner since 2021

Awards and citations

  • "Jonathan is a stellar lawyer."
    Chambers UK 2025 : Investment Funds: Real Estate
  • "Jonathan is great to work with, given his calm and measured attitude."
    Chambers UK 2025 : Investment Funds: Real Estate
  • "He is thoughtful, thorough and a pleasure to interact with." 
    Chambers UK 2025 : Investment Funds: Real Estate
  • "Jonathan is great to work with."
    Chambers UK 2025 : Investment Funds: Real Estate
  • "Jonathan is responsive, technical and solutions-oriented, and takes the time to really understand our business to provide top-level legal and strategic advice."

    Chambers UK 2025 : Investment Funds: Real Estate.

  • "Jonathan works well with investors and is very knowledgeable about everything relating to these vehicles."
    Chambers UK 2025 : Investment Funds: Real Estate.
  • "Recommended" by The Legal 500 for real estate funds