Karl Ghio

Karl joined Hassans in 2012 and was made Partner on 1st July 2021. He specialises mainly in large real estate development finance transactions. Karl is also regularly instructed to advise on the following: Construction law matters; The establishment of Gibraltar-based corporate and trust structures; The active management and control of Gibraltar companies, and Shareholder agreements. Some notable examples of recent work that Karl has undertaken includes: Acted for Jyske Bank (Gibraltar) Limited in connection with its entry into a loan facility agreement with the developer of the Eurocity Development in Gibraltar; Acted for a limited partnership in connection with its participation in a multi-jurisdictional joint venture relating to an investment in Danish real estate worth approximately DKK 254.25m (approximately £30m); Acted for the developer of the Hub development in Gibraltar in respect of its entry into a loan facility agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland International; Acted for the lender in respect of its entry into a loan facility agreement with the developer of a mixed-use development in Gibraltar consisting of 116 apartments, commercial units and amenities; Acted for Sunborn (Gibraltar) Limited in respect of the Gibraltar law aspects relating to the issuance of up to Euro 60,000,000 of Senior Secured Floating Rate Bonds which were listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, and Acted for the developer of the Midtown Development in Gibraltar in respect of its entry into a loan facility agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland International. · Hassans

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Partner at Hassans (joined 2012; made Partner 1 July 2021) who specialises in large real estate development finance transactions. Regularly advises on construction law, the establishment of Gibraltar-based corporate and trust structures, active management and control of Gibraltar companies, and shareholder agreements.

Practice areas

Real EstateBanking & FinanceConstructionCorporate / M&ATrustsCorporate GovernanceCapital Markets

Office

Gibraltar

Hassans · Karl joined Hassans in 2012 and was made Partner on 1st July 2021. He specialises mainly in large real estate development finance transactions. Karl is also regularly instructed to advise on the following: Construction law matters; The establishment of Gibraltar-based corporate and trust structures; The active management and control of Gibraltar companies, and Shareholder agreements. Some notable examples of recent work that Karl has undertaken includes: Acted for Jyske Bank (Gibraltar) Limited in connection with its entry into a loan facility agreement with the developer of the Eurocity Development in Gibraltar; Acted for a limited partnership in connection with its participation in a multi-jurisdictional joint venture relating to an investment in Danish real estate worth approximately DKK 254.25m (approximately £30m); Acted for the developer of the Hub development in Gibraltar in respect of its entry into a loan facility agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland International; Acted for the lender in respect of its entry into a loan facility agreement with the developer of a mixed-use development in Gibraltar consisting of 116 apartments, commercial units and amenities; Acted for Sunborn (Gibraltar) Limited in respect of the Gibraltar law aspects relating to the issuance of up to Euro 60,000,000 of Senior Secured Floating Rate Bonds which were listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, and Acted for the developer of the Midtown Development in Gibraltar in respect of its entry into a loan facility agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland International.

Gibraltar

Expertise

Real estate development financeConstruction lawGibraltar corporate and trust structuresCross-border real estate investment and joint venturesBond issuance (Gibraltar law aspects)

Education

Masters in Pharmacy, University of Portsmouth (Upper Second Class Honours)
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), Nottingham Trent University
Bar Vocational Course, BPP University Law School (Leeds)

Admissions

Called to the Bar of England and Wales, 2011
Called to the Gibraltar Bar, 2012
Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn