The ‘solid and highly experienced’ real estate team at Clifford Chance handles a large volume of acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals and project development mandates for international funds, financial institutions, insurers and developers. The group is steered by Carlos Portocarrero de las Heras, who specialises in sales and acquisitions of real estate companies and portfolios. Key support is offered by Andrés Berral, a name to note for the sale of REO (real estate owned) portfolios, and María Pradillo, who possesses a strong background in real estate finance.
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‘A lot of knowledge of the sector and the main payers.’
‘It is a firm of recognised international prestige, which provides security and peace of mind when hired. They intervene in complex transactions, which gives them continuously growing experience and skill development.’
‘Firm lawyers have greater specialisation and experience due to the number of deals in which they intervene. The absence of a lawyer can be covered by another lawyer who will have the same qualifications and professionalism. Its best qualities are availability, dedication, professionalism.’
‘The key to success is surely knowledge of the client, their objectives, limitations, and desires. This is what sets Clifford Chance apart. Collaboration must be hand in hand. The lawyer is part of the team.’
‘Carlos Portocarrero, apart from being an emblematic figure of the profession, a great professional with a lot of experience, is a person also endowed with an essential pragmatism to carry out any large-scale transaction, and transmits this to his teams.'
‘The team is solid and highly experienced, which allows them to find practical solutions to specific problems.’
‘Andrés Berral has extensive knowledge and experience in closing real estate acquisition transactions.'
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Carlos Portocarrero de las Heras
Hall of fameClifford Chance LLPCarlos Portocarrero de las Heras specialises in joint ventures, bidding process, sale of portfolios and acquisitions of real estate companies. Carlos represents institutional investors, funds, financial institutions and a variety of other international real estate investors.
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Carlos Portocarrero