The team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo delivers comprehensive real estate advice, spanning construction, property development and financing, acquisitions and sales, planning law and leasing. The group has particular strength in flex living and student housing, and stands out for its expertise in turnkey build-to-rent projects and joint ventures between international funds and local operators. Co-head Enrique Isla specialises in property transactions, joint ventures, financing, restructuring, leases, and construction matters. Fellow co-head Jaime Díaz de Bustamante, praised for his 'legal technical knowledge', focuses on acquisitions and divestments across all asset classes. Jaime Hidalgo enhances the practice with expertise in real estate sales and purchases.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Enrique Isla is highly competent in his area but also in others, which means that one person can handle many issues.'
- ‘Jaime Díaz de Bustamante: approachability, professionalism and availability.’
- ‘In my experience, they achieve the necessary precision within the limited time available, always with a practical approach and striving to resolve any legal issues that arise. One aspect we greatly value is that they consistently provide us with legal support from senior lawyers for all transactions, unlike other firms that tend to assign us more junior staff.'
- 'The team is technically very strong and fully understands our needs and business. The people we regularly work with are Enrique Isla, the undisputed leader of his team.’
- ‘Gomez-Acebo & Pombo's real estate practice is very broad, covering all legal aspects of the real estate business: transactions, taxation, urban planning, development, and financing.’
- ‘The real estate team, led by Jaime Díaz de Bustamante, is like an extension of our in-house legal department. They understand the needs of the business and our negotiation limits, which greatly simplifies the negotiation and closing of contracts.’
- ‘The sophistication, creativity and legal technical knowledge of Jaime Díaz de Bustamante.’
- ‘The team is incredibly dedicated and highly competent. They respond very quickly to any issues that arise. Excellent personal communication and collaboration. Flexible billing options.’
Key clients
- STONESHIELD
- THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
- HOTEL INVESTMENT PARTNERS (Spain)
- GARBE (Germany)
- AMRO Real Estate Partners (UK)
- Invesco Real Estate (UK)
- AEDAS HOMES (Spain)
- BTR Hispalis (Spain)
- EURAZEO / Grape Hospitality / FST Hotels (France)
- Verdecora (France)
- Sofidy (France)
- Aermont Capital (US)
- Kronos Investment Group
- Iberian Yield (Sweden)
- Addere Care (Lithuania)
- Cohabs Group (Belgium)
- Carrefour / Carmila (France)
- Mazabi (Spain)
- ASG ACTIVUM (Germany)
- Moderna (USA)
Work highlights
Advised LAGOOM LIVING on two transactions to finance the construction and development of a project for the construction, operation, maintenance, and upkeep of 530 subsidized housing units under the VPPA General Regime in Malaga (Spain) on real estate assets owned by the Malaga City Council and subject to a surface right in favour of LAGOOM LIVING (the “Distrito Universidad Project”).
Advising BTR Hispalis on the management, construction and sale of 480 residential units in Entrenúcleos (Andalucía), in a turn-key agreement scheme.
Advising Aermont Capital on a joint venture with Dazeo Transactions, S.L. to develop and operate a flex living platform in the province of Madrid (and potentially in other provinces in Spain).
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Enrique Isla; Jaime Díaz de Bustamante
Other key lawyers
Jaime Hidalgo