Lawyers

Patrick Groves

Patrick Groves

CMS, London

Position

Partner

Career

Patrick has particular experience in the structuring and launch of closed and open-ended Pan-European and UK alternative investment funds, with a particular focus on the real estate, debt, infrastructure and renewables sectors. His practice also includes clubs, co-investments, complex multi-party joint ventures and downstream investments, as well as the full range of fund advisory matters such as co-invest and carried interest arrangements and investor advisory work. Patrick’s clients include a range of institutional, private equity and boutique fund managers and investors.

Patrick is recognised as a Next Generation Partner for real estate investment funds by the Legal 500 (2022-2024) and as an Up and Coming Partner by Chambers (2022-2024). He is described in Chambers UK 2024 as “a pleasure to work with” and “clearly very experienced” and as “well respected for his practice advising large real estate funds on a range of mandates”.

Patrick sits on the AREF (Association of Real Estate Funds) Education & Training Committee and was previously a founding member of AREF’s FutureGen Committee.

Languages

English

Memberships

Patrick sits on the AREF (Association of Real Estate Funds) Education & Training Committee and was previously a founding member of AREF’s FutureGen Committee.

Education

2010 – Legal Practice Course (Distinction), Kaplan Law School, London 2008 – Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation), BPP Law School, London 2007 – History BA, University of Bristol

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