With a strong presence in both Madrid and Barcelona, Pérez-Llorca draws on its ‘deep sector expertise’ to advise a spread of international and domestic investors on Spanish real estate acquisitions. The ’extraordinary team’ is home to numerous seasoned practitioners: Jesús Varela, a go-to lawyer for clients within the life sciences and technology sectors looking to invest in real estate; Alejandro Osma whose experience extends to renewable energy plants and infrastructure projects; and Fausto Romero-Miura, recognised for his M&A work within the hospitality sector. Gerard Serra handles a spread of real estate mandates including build-to-rent and senior living matters.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Technically excellent, deep sector expertise, well connected in the market and sensible fees.'

  • ‘Technical and commercial excellence. True business partners on our matters. Great people. Alejandro Osma stands out. ’

  • ‘What makes the Pérez-Llorca real estate department special is, in addition to its technical knowledge and rigour, its closeness, proximity and understanding of the client's needs.’

  • ‘An extraordinary team.’

  • ‘Great involvement and adaptability to demands. Creativity in the search for solutions with maximum legal certainty. Analysis and agile response capacity.'

  • ‘Jesús Varela always has the ability to mix common sense, business knowledge and technical-legal knowledge, which allows flexibility for all types of assets and situations.'

Key clients

  • Tikehau Capital
  • Ares Management
  • Realty Income Limited
  • Nuveen Real Estate
  • Castlelake

Work highlights

  • Advised Football Club Barcelona on the preparation of the design and execution works agreement entered into with the company Limak Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret.
  • Advised a joint venture company formed by Redevco and Ares Management on the acquisition of the El Corte Inglés department store.
  • Advised Brookfield Asset Management on the acquisition of the Princesa Plaza Hotel in Madrid, commercial premises leased to third parties and an office building located in the surroundings of the hotel and 100% of the shares of the company operating the hotel, ColPrincesa Management.

Lawyers

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Pérez-Llorca
Alejandro Osma advises national and international clients on Corporate/M&A matters with a focus on the investment, divestment, development and financing of real estate, energy and infrastructure projects.
Pérez-Llorca
Fausto Romero-Miura advises national and international clients on real estate, M&A, and energy sector-related deals. He advises on project development, financing and acquisition, and acquisitions within the debt and banking sectors. He also advises hedge funds and investment funds on acquisitions in Spain.
Pérez-Llorca
His areas of expertise are real estate financing, real estate investment and M&A and debt situations. He has advised a wide range of banks and other lenders, real estate investors and debt traders. Jesús is known in the market for his expertise in debt portfolio trades, property financings and private equity deals in the real estate sector, and is a regular speaker at real estate conferences. Jesús has acted for a wide range of banks, institutional investors, opportunity investors and private equity houses.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jesús Varela

Other key lawyers

Fausto Romero-Miura, Alejandro Osma, Gerard Serra, José Ángel Nabal