The team at Watson Farley & Williams LLP is called upon by investors, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants and borrowers for its real estate expertise. The group is equipped to handle both transactional and advisory mandates, and has particular experience in the financing and refinancing of office, retail, hospitality, logistics and healthcare real estate. Cyrille Gogny-Goubert steers the practice.

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  • ‘Availability, responsiveness and kindness. Very innovative team and always looking for solutions.'

Key clients

  • Phoenix Tower International (Blackstone)
  • Colony Capital
  • GIC
  • APG
  • La Banque Postale Leasing and Factoring
  • Banque Populaire Grand Ouest
  • Norma Capital
  • Almaviva Santé
  • Edgar Suites
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Société Générale
  • SCPI Atlantique Mur Régions

Work highlights

  • Advised Phoenix Tower International, a subsidiary of Blackstone, in relation to the purchase in various batches from Cellnex, of over 3,200 telecom sites located throughout the French territory.
  • Advised SCPI Vendome Regions in relation to the purchase of a 10,166 sqm, multi-tenant 'Yellow 5' office building located in Massy.
  • Advised Atlantique Murs Regions, a real estate fund (SCPI) managed by Banque Populaire Grand Ouest Gestion d’Actifs, on the purchase in state of future completion from Vinci, of the 'Solferino' building, a HQE-certified 6,775 sqm building in Rennes.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Cyrille Gogny-Goubert

Other key lawyers

Philippe Wolanski