Selling icons: Bakers and Taylor Wessing lead on Gherkin sale to Safra Group while Magic Circle duo act on Canary Wharf bid
Baker & McKenzie and Taylor Wessing have helped finalise the sale of London’s iconic Gherkin building to the Safra Group…
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Magic Circle real estate withdrawal isn’t a myth, but it’s not that simple
In a 2011 piece on the decimated real estate market in the City, we noted that few senior property partners…
Back in the game – revival at last for real estate but the players have changed
As investors place their bets on London’s property market, battered real estate teams are finally seeing a revival after the…
Dealwatch: Baker & McKenzie and Norton Rose Fulbright lead on Battersea Power Station £1.4bn real estate financing
In what constitutes one of the biggest UK real estate financings in recent years, Battersea Power Station has raised £1.4bn…
Reed Smith and BLP lead on £430m business park buy up
Reed Smith and Berwin Leighton Paisner have led on a £430m purchase of three UK business parks by asset management…
Taylor Wessing and BLP advise on £97m Heron Plaza sale as City real estate mandates stack up this summer
Taylor Wessing and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have both secured roles on the latest major real estate deal to emerge…
Baker & McKenzie takes lead role on £650m Gherkin receivership
Global 100 firm Baker & McKenzie has secured a heavyweight real estate mandate advising on the receivership of London’s iconic building,…
Real estate: Ashurst and Reed Smith lead on prime £300m New Bond Street acquisition
Ashurst’s head of real estate investment David Jones has advised opposite Reed Smith on the £300m purchase of a 50,000 sq…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique
The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William Naunton, is to leave the firm alongside tax partner Clive Jones…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique
William Naunton and Clive Jones to depart after year-long notice period. The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William…
Tesco names BLP as ‘go-to’ real estate adviser following review
In a welcome respite from a run of bad news recently, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has been confirmed as Tesco‘s lead…
Premier League: Gateley advises West Ham on sale of Upton Park as DWF gets behind Everton on Umbro signing
The fast-paced Premier League last week handed two lucrative deals to LB100 firms Gateley, Howard KennedyFsi, Hill Dickinson and DWF,…
Real estate round-up: Clifford Chance, Taylor Wessing and Burges Salmon start New Year on front foot
Clifford Chance (CC), Taylor Wessing and Burges Salmon have emerged as the pace setters for real estate work in the…
Panel review: Taylor Wessing and KWM SJ Berwin secure spots on property developer Essential Living’s ten-strong panel
Newly-formed rental property developer Essential Living has appointed a ten-strong panel of law firms to its roster as it focuses…
Real estate round up: Macfarlanes, HSF, Slaughter and May and Hengeler Mueller each win key commercial property mandates
It’s been a week for the traditional corporate bluebloods to shine in real estate-related work, with Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May…
Real estate round up: Hogan Lovells, BLP and Nabarro show credentials while Mishcons makes key hire
Unsurprisingly, what little major real estate work that is around has found its way to the usual trio of law…
TLT beats heavyweight players to win BBC property role
TLT has been named as the BBC’s sole provider advising on property legal services across its estate in England and…
First partner appointment for newly merged Bond Dickinson
Addleshaw Goddard real estate partner Paula Dillon is to join newly merged Bond Dickinson in its first post-merger hire. Dillon,…
Eversheds boosts construction practice with McGrigors team
Eversheds has bolstered its Manchester offering with the hire of an eight-lawyer contentious construction team from McGrigors just months before…
The Real Estate We’re In
It’s been a bleak few years for real estate departments but, after an active 2010 with some major headline deals,…