Introduction

Wilson is a dual-qualified lawyer (in NSW, Australia and New Zealand), with extensive experience advising commercial parties on real estate finance and corporate finance transactions.

Wilson Liu regularly acts for leading borrowers and sponsors including global asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, real estate developers, domestic fund managers and REITs on high profile and complex investment and development financing transactions across a range of asset classes such as residential, office, industrial and logistics, purpose-built student accommodation and build-to-rent housing. 

In addition, Wilson has a strong track record advising leading domestic and global financial institutions and private credit funds on high-profile and significant real estate finance transactions including complex multi-tiered and multi-sourced financings.

  • Advising the bidder consortium on the multi-billion real estate acquisition financing package to fund the take-private of ASX-listed National Storage REIT by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Advising an ESR-managed fund on a significant covenant-lite common terms platform refinancing for a leading prime logistics real estate portfolio comprising over a few dozen properties.  
  • Advising an ESR-managed fund on another significant covenant-lite common terms platform refinancing for a prime logistics real estate portfolio comprising a few dozen properties.  
    Advising an ESR-managed fund on the construction financing arrangements for a significant multi-stage logistics estate development in New South Wales.
  • Advising ESR managed / backed funds on a range of other large investment and development financing transactions.
  • Advised the MLAUBs and ESG Structuring Co-Ordinator's on the A$1.7 billion senior secured underwritten syndicated loan facilities provided to the Charter Hall Office Trust. 
  • Advised a club of leading domestic and offshore financial institution lenders on the A$1.6 billion senior secured club facilities provided to the Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX: CQR) to refinance and upsize Charter Hall Retail REIT's existing club facilities.
  • Acted for the club lenders (comprising leading domestic and offshore financial institutions) on the recent A$1.2 billion full refinancing of Cromwell REIT’s existing senior debt facilities.