Michael Leslie

Director
Social Housing

Real Estate | London

Phone: +44 20 7493 3310

About Michael

Michael Leslie is based in Edinburgh and specialises in debt advisory and debt-related hedging for our regional UK clients, primarily across the real estate and social infrastructure sectors. Michael has 20 years’ experience in mid-market corporate and property finance having previously worked in M&A advisory with Ernst and Young LLP, corporate banking with Bank of Ireland UK and transaction services with Deloitte LLP. Michael is a chartered accountant and is currently studying for an Executive MBA at the University of Edinburgh Business School.

Publications

Article

LIBOR transition in the UK — an unexpected first date with SONIA?

LIBOR Transition

“Moving on” from LIBOR, an interest rate benchmark which underpins around $300T ($30T in GBP markets)1 of financial contracts across derivatives, bonds, and loans was never going to be easy. Last month we, in the U.K., started to experience what life after LIBOR will look like...

Guide

LIBOR transition update — Q1 2021 review

LIBOR Transition

Chatham’s update on the LIBOR transition, summarizing recent news, transaction activity, and upcoming deadlines to help you stay current as the market transitions away from LIBOR.

Webinar

Semiannual Market Update for Real Estate

As real estate investors enter 2021 navigating unprecedented uncertainty, we will explore how risk management best practices can give capital market professionals confidence in their decisions, including how current market conditions demand transparency into data that informs investors' decisions.

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