England - London • Real estate
Advising outbound Asian investors on acquisitions and disposals, ‘go-to firm’ Mayer Brown International LLP is a key contact for investment and private equity funds, as well as clients operating in the office, residential and student accommodation sectors. Iain Roberts’ key strengths lie in investment transactions, as well as mixed use property developments, while Caroline Humble and ’first-class’ Chris Harvey advise European, UK and US clients on development and investment transactions. Simon Price is active in the hospitality sector and Joe Conder has notable experience advising international, open-ended and sovereign wealth funds. Alastair Dolman and Richard Page are often engaged in real estate private equity, while managing partner Jeremy Clay and head of UK real estate Andrew Hepner are also noted.
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‘They provide the full service for the deal life cycle and have great communication.’
‘Caroline Humble and Sam Harris have a depth of experience.’
‘Chris Harvey and the rest of the team are first class.’
‘Chris Harvey is well-known in Hong Kong and Singapore and acts for the majority of Asian investors. He is razor sharp, commercial and responsive.’
‘Joe Conder is excellent at taking ownership of a deal, forcing the pace, and always finding a solution to issues that arise.’
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Jeremy Clay is a partner in Mayer Brown's London office. He currently heads the firm's Global Real Estate Group and serves on Mayer Brown's Management Committee. Jeremy represents investors, developers, banks and corporate clients in all kinds of structured development, investment and finance transactions.
Leading individuals
Chris Harvey is a partner in Mayer Brown's London office and head of the Real Estate Investment Team. Chris has extensive experience of acting for investors, funds, property companies, banks and developers in all kinds of investment, development and finance transactions. In particular, Chris has extensive experience of acting for Asian, US and European investors investing into the UK real estate market. Chris joined Mayer Brown in 2012 and was recently nominated by Times Online as one of the top ten future stars of the City.
Caroline Humble is a partner in the Real Estate practice of the London office. She has extensive experience acting for clients on high profile and high value investment transactions and development projects. Caroline also represents a number of private equity real estate clients. Caroline has an excellent reputation for providing strategic advice to clients on complex transactions and development projects.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Chris Harvey, Andrew Hepner