Arthur Cox

Real Estate

Brian is a partner in our Real Estate Group and advises on all aspects of commercial real estate (CRE), with a particular focus on the hospitality, energy, office and residential (including BTR/PRS) sectors.

Brian has extensive experience on all manner of transactions, including: investment, development, finance, asset management and corporate (M&A) deals.  His clients include private equity firms, corporates, family offices, lenders and state bodies.

Relevant Experience 

Hospitality

Advised ESR Europe on the acquisition, development and sale of the Ruby Hotel in Dublin Advised Archer Hotel Capital on its acquisition of both the Shelbourne and Conrad Hotels Advised Press Up Group on the sale of the Dean Hotel portfolio Advised Bain Capital on the sale of the Premier Inn hotel at Newmarket Yards Advised Mid-West Holdings & Tetrarch on the sale of the Powerscourt and Marker Hotels Advised Edyn (part of the Brookfield group) on its acquisition and development of both Zanzibar Locke and Beckett Locke aparthotels

Energy

Advised Energia on its acquisition of the Derrysallagh and Drumlins wind farms Advised Power Capital on the refinancing of a large a portfolio of solar projects across Ireland Advised the Oweninny Power joint venture on the 178MW Oweninny wind farm project

Office

Advised Marlet Group on lettings at The Shipping Office, Dublin 2 Advised ServiceNow and other international tech companies on significant lettings in Dublin’s CBD Advised AGC Equity Partners on its acquisition of the PWC headquarters at One Spencer Dock Advised Blackstone on its acquisition of the Cedar Portfolio Advised Kennedy Wilson on the acquisition and development of the Capital Dock scheme

Residential

Advised Bain Capital on its acquisition & development of the Newmarket Yards and Knockrabo schemes Advising the Land Development Agency (LDA) on Project Tosaigh and a number of other initiatives

Spanish (limited proficiency)

Law Society of Ireland; Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

BCL, 2002, University College Cork Diploma in Arbitration, 2007, University College Dublin Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 2007