Burges Salmon LLP provides support to a range of investors, with strength in assisting private pension funds in their transactions and portfolio management. The firm is also strong in the industrial and logistics space. Robert Forman, who is experienced in hotel investments, and Matthew Sims, an office expert, lead the team. Richard Read is a key name within the team.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘The team covers a breadth of expertise and skills. They are very commercially focused and provide excellent advice.’

  • ‘Richard Read is simply outstanding - very responsive, very commercially focused and provides well-thought-out advice.’

Key clients

  • Tritax Big Box REIT
  • Pandox
  • London & Regional
  • Zetland Capital
  • St Modwen
  • LGPS Central
  • DTZ Investors
  • Darwin Alternative Investment Management
  • Knight Frank Investment Management
  • Border to Coast Pension Partnerships Limited
  • The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers
  • West Ranga Property Group Limited
  • Hodgetts Industrial
  • Numa Stays
  • New Amsterdam

Work highlights

  • Advising Tritax Big Box REIT Plc, the largest listed investor in high-quality logistics warehouse assets in the UK, on its £5 billion property portfolio.
  • Advising the LGPS Central UK Direct Property Fund, a local government pension scheme fund which is targeting acquisitions of c.£500 million of directly held property investments across a range of real estate asset classes over the next three years.
  • Advising London & Regional on the £75 million disposal of Jamestown Wharf, Camden, London.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Robert Forman, Matthew Sims

Other key lawyers

Richard Read, Philip Beer, Jessica Chesterfield, Ross Polkinghorne