With multiple offices across the UK and globally, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP handles investment matters for national and international clients. The firm is well versed in a wide array of asset classes, especially leisure, logistics, offices, landed estates and hotels. Lee Medlock heads the team and is highly experienced in leisure sector investment work for private equity-owned businesses. Louise Ward adds insight into ESG aspects of real estate matters. Cara Imbrailo covers retail, offices, medical and residential assets.
Testimonials
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‘Strong and wide skills sets. The team speak to each other regularly and are aware of what each arm of our business is doing. They provide recommendations and advice rather than scenarios for us to pick what to do’
‘Individuals come back to us quickly with advice and recommendations. They adopt a commercial approach rather than getting bogged down in too much technical legalese.'
‘The team is easy to deal with, they get things done. This team is the go to when doing smaller real estate transactions with a tight deadline.’
‘Mark White, is always available and goes the extra mile for his clients.’
Key clients
- David Lloyd Leisure Limited
- TDR Capital
- Asda Stores Limited
- Lovett Care Limited
- EQT Exeter
- The Church Commissioners for England
- The Pollen Estate
- Stonegate Pub Company Limited
- BioMed Realty L.P.
- Warrant Investments PLC
- Howard de Walden
Work highlights
- Advised Asda on all real estate aspects of their purchase of Co-Operative Group's petrol station business with a deal value of c. £600m.
- Providing real estate and corporate advice to Stonegate in respect of group restructuring in respect of a £600m+ financing.
- Acted for City of London Corporation on a major new development at Norton Folgate, Shoreditch, including working on all aspects of three separate development agreements, which were entered into pursuant to an option agreement with the developer.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lee Medlock