François Bonteil
Hall of fameClifford ChanceCommended for its ‘advanced legal skills’, Clifford Chance’s broad caseload encompasses property investments and joint ventures, as well as transactions. François Bonteil specialises in real estate funds formation and Alexandre Couturier is particularly active in the data centre and hotel sectors. Karen Bortolotti and Louis-Antoine Frentz are skilled at real estate financing, while David Gérard is proficient in development management.
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‘A team that listens to its clients, is available, and has advanced legal skills.'
‘François Bonteil is very experienced.'
Key clients
- AccorInvest
- AEW
- Alderan
- Pimco Prime
- Amundi Immobilier
- Arpent Capital
- Atream
- Ofi Invest Real Estate
- AXA IM
- Blackstone
- BNPP REIM
- Boreal IM
- BlackRock
- Bouygues Immobilier
- Cale Street Partners
- CBRE Investment Management
- CDC Investissement Immobilier
- CNP Assurances
- Colony Investment Management
- Covivio
- Crédit Suisse Asset Management
- Cromwell European REIT
- Deutsche Bank
- DigitalBridge
- DWS
- Edmond de Rothschild REIM
- Fortress
- Gecina
- Generali Real Estate
- GIC
- Goodman
- GLP
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC REIM
- Ivanhoé Cambridge
- JD.com
- Kering
- Klépierre
- Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
- Maple Knoll Capital
- Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
- Oreima
- Partners Group
- Patrizia
- PGGM
- Primonial REIM
- Proudreed
- Richemont Luxury Group
- Schroders
- Swiss Life Asset Management
- Tikehau Investment Management
- Total Energies
- The Valesco Group
- Westbrook
Work highlights
- Advising AccorInvest on an asset exchange transaction with Covivio Hotels.
- Advising CBRE Investment Management and Virtuo Industrial Property on the sale of a logistics portfolio of approximately 190,000 sqm in France.
- Advised Morgan Stanley Real Estate on the acquisition of the Pullman Tour Eiffel 5-star hotel in Paris.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
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David Gérard
Clifford ChanceLeading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Alexandre Couturier
Clifford ChancePractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
François Bonteil, Alexandre Couturier