Real estate development and investment

Investment

Acting on the acquisition and disposal of all types of commercial real estate.

Recent examples:

Shopping centre acquisition 

Leading a team undertaking due diligence on the acquisition of a key retail complex in Warrington for circa £141m comprising 133 units for an  overseas financial institution.

West End portfolio

Acting for an investor client on the acquisition of strategic office, restaurant and retail buildings to grow an extensive portfolio of West End properties.

Industrial portfolio

Acting on the acquisition and financing of multi-let industrial sites for an investment fund.

Retail acquisition 

Acting for an investment fund on the acquisition and financing of an out an town retail park in Bedford for around £31m.

Portfolio sale

Acting for a pension fund on the sale of a portfolio of 40 mixed use for circa £115m (at previous firm).

Development

Conditional development agreement

Acting for a development manager on the grant of an option agreement for a development site conditional upon planning permission for the redevelopment of a former RAF base into a science and technology park.

Forward funding agreement 

Advising a pension fund on the acquisition and forward funding of a development site for £14m, pre-let to Tesco.

Retail redevelopment 

Acting for a UK financial institution on the redevelopment and modernisation of a London Borough high street development around the existing occupiers by varying occupational leases to allow for landlord development rights and re-gearing the leases.

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Real estate finance

Retail finance 

Acting for an overseas financial institution the multi-million financing of a shopping centre in Warrington.

Mixed use refinance

Advising a fund on the re-financing of a mixed use retail and industrial portfolio.

Portfolio refinance

Advising a corporate owner on the re-financing of its entire portfolio of property holdings.
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Landlord and tenant

Considerable experience acting for both landlords and tenants of all types of commercial real estate. Recent examples include:

Multi-let development site

Advising a UK logistics plc on the development of and letting of a multi-let distribution hub for a combined rent of £2 million per annum.

Retail management

Acting for an overseas financial institution on all lettings in a retail shopping complex in Warrington, including development agreements for lease in favour of key high street tenants.

Option agreement

Acting for a tenant on the grant of a complex multi-site option agreement for the grant of leases conditional upon the grant of planning permission.
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Real estate investors and developers

Leading a team when acting for an overseas financial institution on acquisition of a key retail complex in Warrington for circa £141m comprising 133 units.

Acting for an investor client on the acquisition of strategic office, restaurant and retail buildings to grow an extensive portfolio of West End properties.

Acting for an investment fund on the acquisition and financing of an out an town retail park in Bedford for around £31m.

Acting for a development manager on the grant of an option agreement for a development site conditional upon planning permission for the redevelopment of a former RAF base into a science and technology park.

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Rail

Advised a train operator on their proposed acquisition of a lease of a new station facility in England.

Advised a train operator on landlord and tenant related matters such as the grant of leases to occupiers of railway stations and other management related matters.

Advised Transport for London on the grant of an option for track access.
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