John Hogan
OgierOgier‘s broad real estate practice spans development finance, sales and acquisitions, and landlord and tenant matters in a range of sectors, including offices, industrial, retail and hospitality, but it is most prominent in major transactions (including forward sales) in the BTR space. Clients include large domestic real estate developers, as well as investors. John Hogan heads the ’commercial and practical‘ team and is experienced in commercial property investment deals. Andrew Nagle and Gavin Fitzgerald, who was promoted to partner in March 2023, are also noted.
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‘Ogier is very commercial and practical to deal with. They will go the extra mile to come up with commercial solutions for issues that arise during a transaction. They are proactive and responsive to requests. They will assist with any aspects of the transaction they can and give strong legal advice.’
‘Gavin Fitzgerald is a very commercial solicitor and will always seek to get commercial and practical outcomes while giving strong legal advice. We is very good and efficient to deal with.'
‘The team are very competent in what they do, have the necessary skillset to address key client concerns and are active in the market, which is important for keeping up with the latest trends and key commercial requirements from borrowers and lenders.’
‘A very personable and approachable team that pick up the phone and are open to having queries bounced off them. Gavin Fitzgerald deserves special mention in that regard.’
‘Responsive, energetic and personable.’
‘Approachable and they distil complex issues.’
‘Ogier is informative and offers good advice. A really good team of people to work with.’
‘A very personable team. They guide clients through the process with regular updates and always return a call the same day. Clients feel supported in whatever process they are going through.’
Key clients
- Rabbitte Group Properties Limited
- National Plastic Packaging Group Limited
- Rise Point Limited
- Navybrook Limited
- Ingaro Limited
- McGrath Group Properties
- The GEM Group
- Hibernia Real Estate Group
- The Barina Group
- Brian M Durkan Limited
Work highlights
- Assisted Brian M Durkan Limited with the development funding and forward sale of 282 build-to-rent apartments in Dublin 12.
- Acted for The Gem Group in the site acquisition, financing, forward sale and development funding of a Dublin property with permission for the construction of 331 BTR residential units and several commercial units.
- Acted for the McGrath Group on the the financing, development, and forward sale of 250 BTR apartments in Palmerstown, Co. Dublin.
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John Hogan