- Advised AXA IM – Real Assets backed Kadans Science Partner on the establishment of a development platform with Canary Wharf Group to build Europe’s largest commercial lab building – the transformational 750,000 square feet building will form the first phase in the construction of a world leading health and life sciences hub on an 8.2 acre Canary Wharf site, which will play a key role in establishing London and the UK as a leading destination for the life sciences sector.
- Advised Clarion Partners Europe (European real estate investment fund manager) on the sale to Dream Industrial REIT (an open-ended real estate investment trust listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange) of a corporate structure holding a portfolio of 31 institutional quality logistics assets across Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Slovakia and the Czech Republic for a consideration valuing the properties at over €880M.
- Advised BentallGreenOak (US based real estate management and advisory firm) on the sale of a corporate structure holding a portfolio of 42 premium logistics assets across four Western European jurisdictions (France, Spain, Italy and Netherlands) for a consideration of around €1.2B (largest in its asset class in Europe in 2019).
- Advised Medical Properties Trust (US listed REIT) on: (a) the acquisition of the corporate structure ultimately owning a portfolio of 30 acute care hospitals in the United Kingdom, for a consideration of c.£1.5B (largest real estate deal in the UK in 2019); and (b) the acquisition of a 46% stake in a Swiss company, which owns Swiss healthcare real estate assets valued at c.$900M.
- Advised Kennedy Wilson Europe (part of the NYSE listed Kennedy Wilson group) on: (a) its JV arrangements with a joint venture partner pursuant to which the joint venture partner acquired a 50% interest in various regulated Irish structures, owning residential and office assets worth over €700M; and (b) various indirect portfolio and single asset acquisitions of UK logistics assets for a dedicated investment platform.
- Advised Frogmore Real Estate Partners IV, L.P. on the acquisition of a corporate structure owning the Hilton London Olympia from a subsidiary of Singapore listed Hotel Properties Limited, for a consideration of £130M.
- Advised BentallGreenOak, on its co-investment and joint venture arrangements in relation to the acquisition of a substantial portfolio of premium German logistics assets worth over €300M.
- Advised Fidera (an independent European capital provider and investment fund) on the establishment of a joint venture with Weight Partners Capital (a private equity investor and asset manager) in relation to the acquisition and repositioning of a UK hotel, and related asset management arrangements. Also advised the same team* when it was a part of a major US hedge fund on its acquisition of a corporate structure owning a portfolio of self-storage facilities, and its subsequent disposal of the same portfolio, and various other corporate real estate disposals.
- Advised a UK based private investment firm focused on European special opportunities on the establishment and funding of a programmatic joint venture for UK social and affordable housing assets with a target funding commitment of £100M.
- Advised HK listed real estate company on its acquisition of the corporate structure owning London’s iconic “Cheesegrater” building for c.£1.15B (being amongst the top three largest single asset transactions ever in the UK).*
- Advised US private equity fund, on various disposals, including the sale of the Pure Student Living student accommodation portfolio, consisting of 2,170 rooms across five prime London sites, for c.£532M.*
- Advised Stenprop (a UK listed REIT) on the acquisition of: (a) a Jersey and Delaware corporate structure ultimately owning a portfolio of 25 multi-let industrial assets located across the UK (c. 2 million sq ft); and (b) a real estate investment and asset management platform which serviced the portfolio, as well as various European and UK disposals of non-core assets.*
- Advised Tishman Speyer on the corporate sale of Verde Building (being a fully let 318,000 sq ft Central London office and retail block) for around £500M.
- Advised Taiwanese life insurance company on its £320M debut London purchase of the corporate structure owning Woolgate Exchange, and its £575M follow up acquisition of the corporate structure owning the Walbrook Building (being UK’s biggest single asset deal of 2016).*
- Advised UK arm of global real estate investment, development and management firm on both buy and sell side for deals worth c.£600M , including in relation to various central London assets, and a landmark 319,000 sq ft Birmingham office and retail building.*
- Advised UK listed hospitality company on its acquisition of all the shares in the statutory holding company that owns the iconic Brighton Pier pleasure pier and business in a reverse takeover under UK’s AIM Rules.*
- Advised a Chinese insurance company on its proposed acquisition of a significant London single asset (via a corporate wrapper) for c.£700M.*
*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.
