Real estate
Jointly overseen by Chris Harvey and Andrew Hepner, Mayer Brown International LLP is geared to handle property acquisitions, development, and leasing. Harvey is a key port of call for development and finance transactions, while Caroline Humble is vastly experienced in advising international investors. Iain Roberts is turned to by private equity clients on real estate transactions, while Ben Eaton is regarded in the hotel and data centre sectors. Alastair Dolman, Hollie Norman, Sam Harris, and Tim Collier are other key team members.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Mentions
Profile
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Iain is a partner in the Real Estate practice of the London office. His experience covers a wide variety of commercial property work, including property development and finance, corporate transactions, property management for investment funds and general transactional work and gains praise from notable clients. He has recently assisted in a number of large investment transactions.
Career
Iain joined Mayer Brown in 1999.
Languages
English
Education
Liverpool University, English Law, French Law and French including a year studying French Law in Paris
Content supplied by Mayer Brown International LLP
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'I never have any hesitation recommending Chris Harvey and his team to our investors and lenders when the opportunity arises.'
'The wider team at MB are highly capable, organised, and responsive, which makes a massive difference to us as a smaller organisation, especially with business plan execution. The firm is big enough to have the resources we need to cover all disciplines, but the service is still tailored to our requirements.’
‘Chris Harvey is a talented lawyer, but importantly, he is also highly commercial in his advice, which is invaluable to us in assessing deals and pricing risk/reward.'
Key clients
- Bain Capital, LP Cabot Properties, Inc Cheyne Capital Management Chinachem Group Chinese Estates Circle Properties Crosstree Real Estate Partners LLP Euro Real Estate Generali Giant Mind Hang Seng Bank Limited Helical Plc LLK/Infinitus RealTerm Round Hill Capital The British Land Company Plc Tide Construction Tribeca Holdings Wirtgen Invest Holding GmbH
Work highlights
Advised Tide Construction Limited in connection with the sale and forward funding of 30 Marsh Wall, London, for £252 million.
Advised Euro Real Estate (based in Luxembourg) in connection with the forward sale of 20 Grafton Street, London, for £120 million.
Advised Chinese Estates (based in Hong Kong) in connection with the sale of 11/12 St James's Square, London, for £162 million.