Mr Adam Reed > Walker Morris LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Walker Morris LLP
33 Wellington Street
LEEDS
LS1 4DL
England

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Adam is a Partner in the Real Estate Group, advising clients on a broad range of commercial real estate matters, including high value acquisitions and disposals, large portfolio deals, commercial lettings and real estate finance transactions.

Recent experience includes:

  • providing real estate advice to Bupa on the sale of part of its UK care home business to HC–One, the largest ever care home deal in the UK
  • advising Cellnex Telecom on real estate aspects of its £2bn acquisition of Arqiva’s telecoms towers business
  • providing real estate advice to Hospital Topco on the £1.8bn disposal of BMI Healthcare and the GHG Group, the largest real estate deal in the UK in 2019
  • advising a global third-party logistics operator on a £75m+ sale and leaseback of a 1.65m sq ft logistics campus.

Adam is consistently recommended in The Legal 500, acknowledging his experience in handling “high-profile corporate disposals” and noting that he is “well-regarded for his work for ultra-high-net-worth individuals on London acquisitions”. In the 2020 edition Adam is listed as a “Rising star”.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

(Next Generation Partners)

Adam ReedWalker Morris LLP

Walker Morris LLP‘s team is praised for its ‘outstanding market knowledge’, advising a diverse client base of occupiers, private developers, and both national and international investors on complex development projects and transactions. The group has notable experience in the build to rent and student accommodation sectors. George Bacon assumed leadership of the practice and is a key contact for developers such as Kier Property, while former practice head Jeremy Moore routinely advises institutional investor clients such as GIC, on property acquisitions and disposals. Will Cousins is noted for his handling of student accommodation mandates ,and Adam Reed is a key name for transactional real estate issues.

Yorkshire and the Humber > Public sector > Health

Instructed by clients spanning NHS bodies, operators of retirement living and private hospitals, and international medical devices companies, Walker Morris LLP is known for assisting clients with major transactions, judicial reviews and inquest proceedings. Acquisitions and disposals specialist Jo Stephenson and employment law expert Lucy Gordon jointly steer the team. Adam Reed has a strong track record in running high-value portfolio transactions for major healthcare providers. Stuart Ponting frequently represents private healthcare providers in fatal accident cases. Carly Thorpe‘s varied practice covers both contentious and transactional construction matters.