Job openings: Vacancies at real estate legal teams expand quickest in the City in 2014 as legal job market grows Legal Business In an indication of the legal job market’s growing strength, research analysing vacancy rates at law firms has shown that…
Selling icons: Linklaters and Michelmores lead on New Scotland Yard sale Legal Business The HQ for London bobbies for almost 50 years, Magic Circle firm Linklaters was charged by Abu Dhabi Financial Group…
‘Trophy assets’: Bakers and Taylor Wessing lead on Gherkin sale Legal Business Baker & McKenzie and Taylor Wessing helped finalise the sale of London’s iconic Gherkin building to the Safra Group for…
The Friday Edit: Property is hot once more and the dangers of upsetting Susan Legal Business We’re halfway through November and it’s Friday, so here’s our regular look back at some of the stories that have…
Selling icons: Bakers and Taylor Wessing lead on Gherkin sale to Safra Group while Magic Circle duo act on Canary Wharf bid Sarah Downey Baker & McKenzie and Taylor Wessing have helped finalise the sale of London’s iconic Gherkin building to the Safra Group…
Back in the game – revival at last for real estate but the players have changed Legal Business As investors place their bets on London’s property market, battered real estate teams are finally seeing a revival after the…
Magic Circle real estate withdrawal isn’t a myth, but it’s not that simple Legal Business In a 2011 piece on the decimated real estate market in the City, we noted that few senior property partners…
Dealwatch: Baker & McKenzie and Norton Rose Fulbright lead on Battersea Power Station £1.4bn real estate financing Sarah Downey In what constitutes one of the biggest UK real estate financings in recent years, Battersea Power Station has raised £1.4bn…
Reed Smith and BLP lead on £430m business park buy up Tom Moore Reed Smith and Berwin Leighton Paisner have led on a £430m purchase of three UK business parks by asset management…
Taylor Wessing and BLP advise on £97m Heron Plaza sale as City real estate mandates stack up this summer Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have both secured roles on the latest major real estate deal to emerge…
Baker & McKenzie takes lead role on £650m Gherkin receivership Sarah Downey Global 100 firm Baker & McKenzie has secured a heavyweight real estate mandate advising on the receivership of London’s iconic building,…
Real estate: Ashurst and Reed Smith lead on prime £300m New Bond Street acquisition Tom Moore Ashurst’s head of real estate investment David Jones has advised opposite Reed Smith on the £300m purchase of a 50,000 sq…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique Legal Business The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William Naunton, is to leave the firm alongside tax partner Clive Jones…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique Legal Business William Naunton and Clive Jones to depart after year-long notice period. The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William…
Tesco names BLP as ‘go-to’ real estate adviser following review Jaishree Kalia In a welcome respite from a run of bad news recently, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has been confirmed as Tesco‘s lead…
Premier League: Gateley advises West Ham on sale of Upton Park as DWF gets behind Everton on Umbro signing David Stevenson The fast-paced Premier League last week handed two lucrative deals to LB100 firms Gateley, Howard KennedyFsi, Hill Dickinson and DWF,…
Real estate round-up: Clifford Chance, Taylor Wessing and Burges Salmon start New Year on front foot Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC), Taylor Wessing and Burges Salmon have emerged as the pace setters for real estate work in the…
Panel review: Taylor Wessing and KWM SJ Berwin secure spots on property developer Essential Living’s ten-strong panel Legal Business Newly-formed rental property developer Essential Living has appointed a ten-strong panel of law firms to its roster as it focuses…
Real estate round up: Macfarlanes, HSF, Slaughter and May and Hengeler Mueller each win key commercial property mandates Legal Business It’s been a week for the traditional corporate bluebloods to shine in real estate-related work, with Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May…
Real estate round up: Hogan Lovells, BLP and Nabarro show credentials while Mishcons makes key hire Legal Business Unsurprisingly, what little major real estate work that is around has found its way to the usual trio of law…
