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Alistair Grant
Position
Partner
Career
With more than 20 years of experience in real estate/real estate private equity law, Alistair Grant is a recognized leader in relation to investment funds and real estate private equity structuring and transactions. His main areas of focus include UK and European real estate transactions, real estate finance, and the establishment and management of, and investment in, UK, overseas, and cross-border real estate funds, joint ventures, and other investment vehicles.
Before moving into the real estate private equity arena, Alistair originally qualified as a real estate lawyer. This gives him a distinctive edge in being able to help clients navigate through the different requirements and issues of real estate and real estate-related corporate transactions in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Alistair has worked on a number of high-value, high-profile, and complex UK and cross-border real estate funds, joint ventures, acquisitions, and disposals for prominent Firm clients in multiple jurisdictions. Alistair is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
Memberships
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Education
- De Montfort University (Diploma in Legal Studies with distinction 1998)
- University of Birmingham (LL.B. 1997)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Led by John MacGarty and Alistair Grant, the private equity team at Jones Day is very active in the real estate funds space, advising clients on fund formations and secondaries, as well as all issues pertaining to the capital raising market. MacGarty acts for sponsors on private equity and real estate fund formation transactions, while Grant advises on UK and European real estate transactions, financings and other investment matters. Aidan Lawes is a name to note for fund structuring, regulatory and marketing advice, while Hannah Rose is recommended for the formation, structuring and operation of funds, drawing on her experience as an M&A lawyer to provide support on transactional matters. Christopher Slack – who brings strong international experience to the team – relocated to London from the firm’s Singapore office and was promoted to partner in January 2023.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
With demonstrable experience in the build to rent, logistics and student accommodation sectors, Jones Day counts Blackstone, Get Living and Greystar Real Estate Partners, to name a few, among its key roster of clients. David Smith and Anna Cartwright jointly lead the team; the former is knowledgeable of the health care, industrial, leisure and office sectors, while the latter is seasoned in real estate private equity. John Crowley acts for a range of clients, from developers and funders to investors and private individuals, while Alistair Grant is often engaged in real estate finance. Simon Kiff assists clients with joint ventures and structured acquisitions, as well as dispositions, and Laura Pembridge is sought out by corporate clients, founders, institutional investors, and management teams. Ryan Hill advises on landlord and tenant matters, meanwhile Kirsty Rogerson has overseen a range of developments in the capital. Matthew Peel joined the team in February 2023 from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
(Leading partners)With demonstrable experience in the build to rent, logistics and student accommodation sectors, Jones Day counts Blackstone, Get Living and Greystar Real Estate Partners, to name a few, among its key roster of clients. David Smith and Anna Cartwright jointly lead the team; the former is knowledgeable of the health care, industrial, leisure and office sectors, while the latter is seasoned in real estate private equity. John Crowley acts for a range of clients, from developers and funders to investors and private individuals, while Alistair Grant is often engaged in real estate finance. Simon Kiff assists clients with joint ventures and structured acquisitions, as well as dispositions, and Laura Pembridge is sought out by corporate clients, founders, institutional investors, and management teams. Ryan Hill advises on landlord and tenant matters, meanwhile Kirsty Rogerson has overseen a range of developments in the capital. Matthew Peel joined the team in February 2023 from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
(Firms to watch)Jones Day houses a growing private equity focused practice led by John MacGarty and Alistair Grant. The firm is recommended for its handling of real estate fundraisings, and its developing, strong secondaries practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: development London > Real estate
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate
- Real estate funds London > Investment fund formation and management
- Firms to watch London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Leading partners London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Real estate > Environment
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds