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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

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The real estate team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP regularly advises clients on a broad range of transactions throughout the market, including complex joint venture arrangements, borrower and lender-side financings, loan restructurings and workouts, as well as corporate M&A transactions involving real estate companies and assets. With a diverse client list that ranges from asset managers and private equity funds to family offices and international investors, the firm has deep industry expertise that ensures the firm is well-positioned to advise on transactions involving dynamic asset classes such as logistics centers and single-family rentals. The team is led by Peter Irwin, who is based in New York, and focuses his practice on acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financings, and restructurings.
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  • ‘DP has a very integrated approach to solving their client's legal issues whether it be a tax consideration, closing timelines, or major issues that could become obstacles in the future. Their team works well across disciplines and focuses on their clients' needs first.’

  • ‘I work most closely with Peter Irwin, who is extremely competent in real estate, is conscious of the budget for services, uses others within the firm judiciously, and is results-oriented.’

  • ‘Peter Irwin and the team have a deep understanding of the market, the motivation of its various material participants, and a forward-looking approach to how those will interact in the future to advise clients in a 365-degree manner which is both essential for transactionally focused clients and a difficult combination to find elsewhere.’

  • ‘Peter Irwin is the member of the team I have worked with and his expertise in advising on joint ventures and financings has been top-notch.’

Key clients

  • Avanath Capital Management
  • Breakthrough Properties
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
  • Carmel Partners
  • Carlyle Group
  • Cohen Private Ventures
  • Creation Equity
  • Elliott Investment Management
  • Global Atlantic Financial
  • HRP Group

Work highlights

  • Represented the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) in the formation of a programmatic joint venture between CPP Investments and Bridge Industrial to develop industrial properties in several core markets across the US.
  • Represented J.P. Morgan Asset Management in several joint ventures with Creation Equity to acquire, finance, develop, lease, and sell multiple industrial, warehouse, and logistics projects across New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Arizona.
  • Represented Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in obtaining financing secured by the Garden State Plaza Mall, a premier shopping center in the US.

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Practice head

Peter Irwin