Sarah Baines

Special Counsel | Brisbane

Sarah is a Special Counsel in the HWLE Banking and Financial Services group. Sarah specialises in corporate and real estate finance transactions.

Sarah has substantial experience in advising financial institutions and private lenders with senior, mezzanine and structured finance transactions.  In addition to lenders, Sarah also regularly acts for private clients on their financing requirements.

Expertise

Experience

  • Major banks and other financial institutions Advising on construction funding facilities and investment facilities for the development of apartments, shopping centres, commercial office buildings, industrial estates, medical centres and flat-land subdivisions.
  • A major Australian Bank Advising on for $107 million agribusiness facilities.
  • A major Australian Bank Advising on a secured loan facility for $37 million for a property investment portfolio.
  • A foreign borrower Advising on a $96 million facility for the refinance of a commercial office tower.
  • A foreign borrower Advising on its refinance of existing loan facilities in respect of the Sheraton Resort at Port Douglas with a leading non-bank corporate lender.