Dealwatch: Slaughters, Latham lead as Hammerson sells £1.5bn stake in Bicester Village owner
Shopping centre owners have weathered a difficult few years, with the rise of e-commerce, Covid and the cost of living…
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Q&A with Investec: Banking for law firm partners in times of change
Making partner is a huge step up for any lawyer and it’s one that can have a major impact on…
Cranes in the sky: UK real estate market rebuilds
With real estate investment moving out of paralysis post-election, Muna Abdi asks which firms are best prepared to take advantage…
Dealwatch: Pre-Christmas run of real estate and power deals for US and City players
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is advising entertainment and communications company ARRIS on its proposed $7.4bn acquisition by CommScope Holding Company.…
Real estate, real estate, real estate: Bryan Cave? Questions surround BLP’s transatlantic union
Hamish McNicol and Thomas Alan canvass the market on the latest UK/US tie-up ‘Next year all our troubles will be…
Retail property crush as international firms battle to land roles on £18.5bn Westfield bid
In what has been a busy week for landmark retail property deals, a host of firms from across the globe,…
Deal watch: HSF, Travers and Linklaters front of the queue on Intu acquisition as WFW picks up $2.3bn Asia energy project
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Travers Smith and Linklaters are all acting as retail property powerhouse Hammerson acquired its rival Intu…
Boon for City real estate market as Eversheds Sutherland leads on largest-ever UK fund launch
In a major boon to the UK property market, recent changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) have sparked a…
‘Real estate up the agenda’: CMS brings across Paris team from Herbert Smith
CMS is continuing its global expansion with news that its French member firm has hired a two-partner real estate team…
China buys: Mayer Brown and BLP land key roles on £1.3bn Walkie Talkie sale in record property deal
Mayer Brown, Berwin Leighton Paisner(BLP) and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang all advised on the £1.3bn purchase by Hong Kong investors LKK Health…
Ex-KWM real estate duo exits Ashurst for Fried Frank after one year
Real estate duo Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams has resigned from Ashurst to join Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s…
Forsters upbeat as it posts 9% revenue growth despite flat real estate market
Forsters has weathered a slowdown in the real estate market to record 9% revenue growth, although the result brings to…
Rising Stars: Infrastructure, Transport and Real Estate
Samantha Sawyer Legal director AMEY Since 2008, Samantha Sawyer has worked for infrastructure service provider Amey, a subsidiary of Spanish…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2017
HSF AND BLP ADVISE ON £1.1BN CHEESEGRATER SALE Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Mayer Brown led…
Doubling up: Freshfields scores roles on Europe’s largest real estate transactions this year
First-time instruction for Kirkland in €2.4bn purchase Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised on two of the largest European real estate…
UK projects teams earn their stripes as MoD makes key changes to army deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and CMS Cameron McKenna reprised their advisory roles as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) made a £1.1bn…
‘One of the top teams’: Milbank takes A&O US senior partner in real estate group hire
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has taken on a three-partner team from Allen & Overy (A&O) in New York, including…
Tough times ahead for real estate, capital markets and M&A, says latest NatWest report
Real estate, equity capital markets and M&A practices are expected to slow down significantly in the year ahead, despite UK…
DLA real estate partner Richard Hopkinson-Woolley to exit for Simmons
Real estate partner Richard Hopkinson-Woolley is to leave DLA Piper for Simmons & Simmons after less than three years at…
Five partners exit Irwin Mitchell as real estate team leaves for Dentons and Howard Kennedy
Irwin Mitchell has lost five partners from its London real estate practice, with a four-partner team defecting to Dentons and…