CMS offers comprehensive support across real estate mandates, from financing, development, and acquisition to optimisation, asset management, and sales. The Aberdeen team draws on the expertise of the firm’s Scotland and UK-wide finance, construction, planning, and environmental teams to provide a full-service offering to clients. Carol Nisbet leads the practice, with a strong presence in the renewable energy sector and experience in occupational leasing and real estate investments. Karla Ritchie brings expertise in advising on cross-border portfolio acquisitions for investment management clients.
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Testimonials
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‘The Aberdeen team is very collaborative and commercially minded, working well with their colleagues both in the litigation team and the energy team.’
‘Carol Nisbet is exceptional. Her attention to detail, her understanding of commercial drivers and complex property arrangements and ability to advise and explain to her lay client is second to none.’
‘Carol Nisbet and Karla Ritchie were both very helpful.’
'Carol Nisbet is extremely knowledgeable in her industry. She is very responsive and has a keen eye for detail. She always provides practical and pragmatic responses.'
Work highlights
- Acted on behalf of Opportunity North East in respect of the £27 million SeedPod development in Aberdeen creating a centre of excellence for manufacturing and production in the north-east of Scotland.
- Acting on behalf of UK decarbonisation developer in relation to the development of a multi-million pound direct air capture facility in the north east of Scotland, the first large-scale facility of its type in Europe.
- Acting on behalf of Knight Frank Investment Management on the sale of Paton’s Mill Retail Park.
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Practice head
Carol Nisbet
Other key lawyers
Karla Ritchie