Opera Finance (Scottish Retail) plc: British Land and Land Securities - April 2005

Robert Hickling advised The Scottish Retail Property Limited Partnership on a £430 million loan secured on two shopping centres in Scotland. The funds for the loan were raised by way of a securitisation arranged by Eurohypo AG London branch under its Opera programme through an issue of notes by Opera Finance (Scottish Retail) plc. The Scottish Retail Property Limited Partnership is a joint venture between The British Land Company PLC and Land Securities Group PLC. Mourant worked with Simmons & Simmons