England - London • Real estate
Macfarlanes LLP
Praised for its ‘strong industry knowledge’, Macfarlanes LLP advises hotel, leisure, media and retail corporate occupiers and owners. The team is well-regarded for its knowledge of mixed-use developments and is a key port of call for clients operating in the living, logistics and life sciences sectors. Commended as ’a great choice for the head of real estate’, Clare Breeze is well-informed in high-value commercial property and financing matters, while Anthony Burnett-Scott’s practice encompasses mixed-use schemes and urban regeneration. Dan Marriott and Nick Barnes are active in commercial leases for both landlords and tenants, while the former also handles the commercial real estate aspects of financing transactions.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘They have strong senior associates and associates coming up through the ranks.’
‘They are particularly strong in supporting UK REITS, understanding sale and leaseback transactions, as well as property and corporate acquisitions.’
‘They are very strong in terms of speed of delivery, detail/quality of work, commercial awareness/understanding.'
‘Clare Breeze is a great choice.’
Key clients
- Hillwood Investment Properties
- Legal & General
- Berkeley Group
- Stanhope and AIMCo
- Binderholtz Group
- Ekistics Property Advisors
- Realstar Group
- Supermarket Income REIT Plc
- Derwent
- NatWest Pension Trustee Limited
- Arcus Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited in connection with the $1 billion sale of its office space to Google.
- Advised Hillwood Investment Properties on the UK aspects of the $4.9 billion sale of a 28.4 million sq ft logistics portfolio by Hillwood to CBRE Investment Management.
- Advised Supermarket Income REIT on the corporate acquisition of the JPUT which owns the Willow Brook Centre at Bradley Stoke, Bristol.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Clare Breeze