Institutional investors, real estate funds, and financial institutions regularly turn to the practice at Linklaters for its expertise in M&A, investments and divestments, joint ventures, as well as distressed deals involving office spaces, hotels, student housing, and shopping centres, among other asset classes. Real estate transactional specialist Adolfo Guerrero co-leads the department alongside Gabriel Cabello, who is noted for ‘his technical knowledge, strategy, and negotiating skills’, and excels in financings, restructurings, investments and divestments in the real estate sector. Other notable practitioners in the team include Santiago Alfonsetti, a name to note for M&A and joint ventures, Rosario Bernáldez, who assists residential developers with bridge and land acquisition financings, and Juan Vera, who maintains a broad workload featuring real estate finance, NPL deals and construction projects.
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‘This is an extraordinary team that you can always rely on. They are always on the lookout for market developments and have a lot of initiative in the operations they are involved in. You can leave a specific matter in their hands without fear of them making a mistake or causing negotiations to stall. They have a lot of emotional intelligence and know how to manage complicated situations.’
‘The firm's lawyers are known for always knowing what they have to do and for being very confident. They are experts in their field and although they are more accustomed to handling large matters, they also dedicate all the time that is deserved to small matters. The best real estate partner at Linklaters is Gabriel Cabello, an excellent professional, who works very hard, studies the transactions a lot, gets very involved in the matters and knows how to handle negotiations with a lot of emotional intelligence.’
‘Linklaters always provides clients with a professional team that is tailored to the needs of each operation to be efficient. When the occasion requires it, they have the ability to incorporate teams from other areas such as labour and tax which makes the service impeccable.’
‘They are lawyers with full availability and great knowledge of the market. In addition, they always help clients find solutions to the most complex problems. Gabriel Cabello is a very commercial person who always looks out for his client's interests and tries to reach practical solutions that unblock operations.’
‘The team stands out for their proximity to the client's business, technical knowledge and efficiency in legal application, high availability, and ability to find alternative solutions.’
‘Gabriel Cabello is an excellent professional who has a well-coordinated team.’
‘A great team with very good technical knowledge and outstanding strategic and negotiating skills. Linklaters is above the rest.’
‘Gabriel Cabello stands out for his technical knowledge, strategy, and negotiating skills.’
Key clients
- Ares
- Universidad Europea
- EQT
- WP Carey
- Banco Santander
- UBS
- Banca March
- QIA
- Ardian
- Global Switch
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Santiago Alfonsetti
Practice head
Adolfo Guerrero; Gabriel Cabello
Other key lawyers
Santiago Alfonsetti; Rosario Bernáldez; Juan Vera