England - London • Real estate
Clifford Chance LLP
With a ‘great deal of real estate asset knowledge’, Clifford Chance LLP handles headquarter transactions for both occupiers and landlords based in the capital. The team is also reputed for its expertise in Canary Wharf headquarter projects, direct and indirect investment, joint ventures as well as urban regenerations. Head of the London real estate team, Nigel Howorth has notable strength in energy-related matters including power station developments. Adrian Levy is proficient in domestic and cross-border real estate corporate finance transactions, while Angela Kearns, Alis Pay and Mark Payne are geared to handle foreign investment mandates. Ian Painter enjoys a strong reputation in the capital’s development and healthcare markets and Matt Taylor is knowledgeable of landlord and tenant matters. Melissa Jones is entrusted by investors, occupiers and sovereign wealth funds, and Marianne Toghill heads the UK real estate construction team. Senior Associate Ben Redding joined the team in June 2022 from Slaughter and May and advises lenders on the real estate aspects of financing.
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Testimonials
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- ‘An extremely diligent team with a great deal of real estate asset knowledge when executing complex transactions. Their bottom-up knowledge really assists with smooth execution.’
- ‘They have total dedication to the matters they work on and make life as easy as it can be with complex, large transactions.’
- ‘They have strong commercial and legal expertise.’
- ‘The real estate team at Clifford Chance are excellent to deal with. They are always available, hard-working and provide a commercial approach.’
- ‘Holistically, they are a great team to work with in terms of the structuring and execution of deals. Seamless service that is second to none.’
- ‘The CC team is truly in the detail of the transactions. Very efficient execution and manage the process and participants with precision.’
- ‘Alis Pay is fantastic - a genuine trusted adviser. She is highly experienced, pragmatic, and extremely client focused.’
- ‘Ian Painter would be my "go-to" partner for investment deals. He has a depth of knowledge, market intelligence and is very practical/commercial.’
- ‘Ian Painter is incisive and quick to respond, he consistently showed an eye for detail and then commerciality to find a way through in the deal.'
Key clients
- AIG Global Real Estate
- Allianz Real Estate
- Angelo Gordon
- AshbyCapital
- AXA IM
- BentallGreenOak
- Blackstone
- Canary Wharf Group plc
- Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC)
- CBRE Investment Management
- CK Asset Holdings
- GLP
- Helical plc
- Heimstaden Bostad AB
- Hillwood Investors
- KKR
- Hondo Enterprises
- Legal & General
- Mirastar
- Mitsubishi Estate London
- Mitsui Fudosan
- Network Rail
- NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT
- NTT Global Data Centres
- Nuveen Real Estate
- Partners Group
- Prologis
- Thomson Reuters
Work highlights
- Advising on the the joint venture between Castleforge and Gamuda Group on the acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s London HQ for redevelopment.
- Advising Helical plc on its public procurement process to enter into a joint venture with Transport for London (TfL) for the redevelopment of three over-station developments with Project Platinum.
- Advising Prologis on its €1.585 billion acquisition of a portfolio of 128 logistics facilities and six development sites located across seven countries in Europe from last-mile operator Crossbay.
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Practice head
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Nigel Howorth