CMS Grau is well-placed to assist retail, hospitality, logistics and industrial platforms with land identification, urban planning, regulatory and transactional mandates. The team manages the full lifecycle of urban and rural assets, including leasing arrangements and the long-term operation of properties, and frequently advises on mixed-use developments. Carolina Gajate, Franco Soria and Pedro Pablo Castañeda oversee the practice. Gajate is particularly experienced in the design and implementation of residential, hospitality, commercial and retail projects; Soria is noted for his expertise in property acquisitions and negotiations in the telecoms, hydrocarbons and transport sectors; and Castañeda focuses on land regularisation and surface rights matters. Senior associates Gustavo Atarama and Carmen Assereto are additional key contacts.
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Key clients
- Hipermercados Tottus
- Urbanova Inmobiliaria – Grupo Breca
- Banco de Crédito del Perú
- Los Portales
- Grupo San Antonio
- VyV Desarrollo Inmobiliario
- DC Landbank – Grupo Dyer
- Alicorp – Grupo Crédito
- Grupo Hochschield
- Grupo Centenario
- Protecta Seguros
- La Positiva Seguros
Work highlights
Advised IBM del Perú and IBM Business Services del Perú on the $20m sale of their La Molina office property and related movable assets, combined with a leaseback structure allowing a linked entity to continue operating from the premises.
Advised Interproperties, the Intercorp real-estate trust, on the development, structuring and implementation of a national portfolio exceeding 140 assets.
Advising Inmobiliaria Pardo 200 on the development and operation of a $75m mixed-use building in Miraflores.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Carolina Gajate; Franco Soria; Pedro Pablo Castañeda
Other key lawyers
Gustavo Atarama; Carmen Assereto