Ropes & Gray Strengthens London Real Estate Finance Offering with Hire of Dima Orendarets

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Dima Orendarets as a real estate finance counsel in its London Private Equity Real Estate practice.

Dima’s expertise includes advising both lenders and sponsors on a variety of high-profile real estate finance transactions, including investment and development deals, senior/mezzanine financings, and loan-on-loan financings. He also advises both financiers and originators on real estate related structured deals, including private CMBS transactions and warehousing transactions. Dima is a leading real estate finance lawyer who has been recognised by the Legal 500 UK for the last two years.

Dima joins one of the world’s leading private capital law firms and a preeminent private equity real estate practice. The London team advises real estate private equity sponsors, debt funds, distressed and special situations credit funds and other investors on significant UK and European real estate investment and finance transactions.

Working across the risk spectrum, the team advises its clients on structuring and executing joint ventures and co-investments, direct and indirect sales and purchases, minority and majority equity investments and co-investments, real estate structured finance and back-leverage transactions, real estate M&A, distressed transactions and restructurings, sales and leasebacks, development projects and all related financings. It has a deep understanding of real estate as an asset class, encompassing transactions from traditional asset deals to complex corporate and finance arrangements, and tax efficient structures.

David Seymour, London private equity real estate partner, said: “It is fantastic to welcome Dima to the firm. His unique combination of real estate finance and structured finance expertise will be invaluable to our PERE clients. Dima’s arrival not only enhances the team’s real estate finance capabilities, but also reflects its strong trajectory and ambition, continuing its significant growth over recent years.”

Dima joins Ropes & Gray from a magic circle firm where he worked in both London and Kyiv.