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Real estate

Our reputation for executing the largest and most complex real estate deals is second to none.

Main areas covered | construction | corporate real estate | development | infrastructure | investment | planning | property litigation | real estate finance

Key clients include | AEG | BAA | Hammerson | Rockpoint | Standard Life

Sector expertise includes | energy and natural resources | infrastructure (including airports and rail) | leisure (including hotels) | retail

  • BAA on the real estate aspects of its £12.1 billion refinancing of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports, the largest ever refinancing of its type, and on the real estate aspects of the disposal of Gatwick Airport
  • City Inn in its High Court and Court of Appeal victories over Ten Trinity Square Limited, a landmark case on enforcement of restrictive covenants and interpretation of contracts, to allow  construction of a major new hotel in the square mile
  • First Quantum on the Marine Facade project in St. Petersburg involving reclamation and development of 470 hectares of land close to Vasilyevsky Island. The project involves development of a cruise terminal, residential premises, office facilities and infrastructure
  • London & Continental Railways and Lend Lease as developer, on planning for the £850 million athletes’ village for the 2012 Olympics
  • Treasury Holdings on its plans for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, creating a new landmark destination for London
  • Union Investment Real Estate AG on the setting up of the first OPCI (real estate investment trust) approved and incorporated in France and on all their acquisitions and portfolio management in France, representing a total value of €2.4 billion and 25 buildings