Real estate
With in-depth expertise in the Building Safety Act, Stephenson Harwood is experienced in real estate financing, transactions, and joint ventures. Simon Brading leads the practice and is highly proficient in forward funding transactions and data centre matters. Catriona Berman is noted for her capabilities in pre-letting and regeneration projects, while David Sinclair is knowledgeable on infrastructure projects.
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Experienced real estate investment and development lawyer based in London specialising in advising international and domestic clients on high profile and complex building and infrastructure projects. Highly rated in Legal 500 (Hall of Fame) and Chambers directories.
David regularly acts for a wide range of investors, developers and end users of all types of commercial property including offices, hotels, logistics hubs and manufacturing facilities. Recent experience includes acting for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars on the expansion of its facility at Goodwood, West Sussex and acting for the developers of The OWO - the former Old War Office in Whitehall London – into a Raffles Hotel and super luxury apartments.
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Testimonials
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‘Stephenson Harwood's team has clear and open communication.'
‘Catriona Berman has an absolute focus on the best outcome.'
‘Stephenson Harwood has a great platform to do both high-end investment work and asset management work profitably. The real estate investment team is well supported by very strong corporate and tax teams.'
‘Simon Brading is a strong leader and clients and counterparties like him for getting deals done sensibly and commercially. He is available and responsive.'
Key clients
- Schroder Real Estate LXi REIT AXA REIM Mayfair Capital The Langham Estate Immobel Rynda Healthcare Reef Group Tristan Capital Magnetar Capital Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Manova Partners Thornsett Group plc AccorInvest Hitachi Energy Aver Property BentallGreenOak Schroder Real Estate M&G Peterson Group Hinduja Group Sidra Capital Inspired Education AlixPartners GoldenTree Asset Management Soller Group
Work highlights
Advised M&G Real Estate and Prudential Assurance Company Limited on the combined sale, JV, and financing of 58 industrial assets with a total value of £671m.
Advised Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and its parent company BMW, on the significant expansion of its production facility on The Goodwood Estate in West Sussex.
Advised Ergo Real Estate on the acquisition, development, letting/pre-letting, and disposal of a portfolio of logistics sites.