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‘Chris Harvey and the MB team are exceptional; they are strong from the lead partner all the way down to the juniors.’
‘Chris Harvey is the best real estate lawyer I have seen in the UK. He is super fast, razor sharp and very commercial. He just gets deals done.’
‘Mayer Brown is a well known law firm to overseas investors, including those in Hong Kong.’
‘Chris Harvey is responsive, to the point, and can refer you to helpful resources if a matter is not within his area of expertise.'
Key clients
- Bain Capital, LP
- Cheyne Capital Management
- Chinachem Group
- Crosstree Real Estate Partners LLP
- Generali
- Hang Seng Bank Limited
- Helical Plc
- LLK
- Infinitus
- The British Land Company Plc
Work highlights
- Representing Chinachem Group, a property developer based in Hong Kong, on the £349.5 million acquisition of One New Street Square, London EC4 from Landsec, one of the largest real estate companies in Europe.
- Advised a consortium of fund shareholders of Generali on the sale of a 50% interest in a Dutch company’s ownership of a newly developed office tower in the City (One Fen Court), to a major German insurance institution, for £325 million.
- Advised Bain Capital Credit, L.P. on the establishment of its up to €600 million European programmatic joint venture with Conren Tramway focusing on logistics assets with a particular focus on Spain and Portugal.
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Practice head
Chris Harvey; Andrew Hepner
Other key lawyers
Caroline Humble; Iain Roberts; Simon Price; Alastair Dolman; Richard Page; Jeremy Clay; Sam Harris