Real estate

Baker McKenzie

Praised for its commerciality, Baker McKenzie has a strong track record in complex real estate transactions and is commended for its work on matters involving REITs. This is combined with a recent increase in work in the logistics, warehousing, and self-storage facilities spaces. The group stands out for its ability to work on the full life cycle of real estate transactions, from pre-transaction corporate, legal and tax structuring to completion. Immovables expert Edmond Chan oversees the overall group with a strong presence in Hong Kong and mainland China's real estate industries, as is the wider group, working with developers and investors alike. Jeremy Ong leads the REIT aspect of the practice, May Lau is another key name for real estate transactions, and Rico Chan has a varied real estate practice.

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Testimonials

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‘We have been working with this team for many years and believe they are the best in real estate and REIT. They can be very commercial in their judgment while demonstrating the highest standard of integrity. Under Jeremy Ong, the team is highly competent.'
‘Jeremy Ong is competent and always there to assist us. He always has our best interest at heart, and his understanding of our operation and business makes his service almost irreplaceable.’

Key clients

Gaw Capital Partners
Lineage Logistics
Link REIT
New World Development
PAG
Spring REIT
Storhub
The Securities and Futures Commission

Work highlights

Advised Spring REIT on its off-market unit buyback from PAG.
Acted for The Securities and Futures Commission in the acquisition of 12 floors of office spaces in One Island East (a Grade-A office building forming part of the Taikoo Place) as its permanent offices from Swire Properties for a consideration of 5.4 billion HKD (approximately USD 691 million).
Advised a client on the acquisition and potential acquisition of several properties in Hong Kong for the conversion of the subject premises into and the subsequent operation of such premises as self-storage facilities.