I concentrate on the corporate real estate and hospitality markets and advise on investment platforms, joint ventures, the acquisition and disposal of real estate assets and holding structures and the negotiation of specialist managements for operational real estate- with a particular focus on the hotels sector.
My corporate real estate experience includes acting for investors and specialist asset and development managers on the creation of platform joint ventures and negotiation of operating agreements for investment in a variety of real estate asset classes including offices, hospitality, student housing, logistics and PRS.
I have acted on many high value real estate acquisitions and disposals and other real estate work including development and regeneration agreements and high profile office lettings.
In addition, I have developed a speciality for transactions in the hospitality sector, where I act for investors on the acquisition and development of high profile hotels and resorts and on the negotiation of operator and franchise agreements for global hotel and branded residences.
- Advised investors on the acquisitions of many high profile UK hotels and residences, including the Grosvenor House Hotel, Bulgari Hotel, Corinthia Residences and Park Lane Mews Hotel in London and on the acquisitions of Stoke Park Estate and Chewton Glen;
- Advised a sovereign fund on its investment, with a consortium of investors, of a majority stake in AccorInvest and on negotiations with Accor Hotels on the forms of hotel management agreements for a portfolio of 900 hotels globally;
- Advised on the negotiation of management and ancillary agreements for the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair Hotel and branded residences;
- Advised Round Hill Capital on a joint venture with CPPIB for the creation of a platform to investment €1 billion into student housing projects in Europe and on the sale of its Nido student housing platform;
- Advised a US Investment Bank on the sale and leaseback of its London HQ building for in excess of £1bn;
- Advised Carlyle Group on the acquisition of six London office buildings known as the “White Tower” portfolio for £650 million;
- Advised Lipton Rogers Developments on the negotiation of development management agreements for high profile London development projects;
- Advised MARK on the acquisition of a portfolio of 14 residential development sites from Tesco for £250m and MARK and its joint venture partner Seven Capital on the development of the 100 Kensington residential scheme in London.
- Advised Obayashi Corporation on the pre-letting of Bracken House, London to Nikkei, for use as the FT headquarters.
Studied
- 1991-1994: St. John’s College, University of Cambridge (Master of Arts, Classics)
- 1994-1995: College of Law, London (Common Professional Exam)
- 1995-1996: College of Law, London (Legal Practice Course)
Admissions
- Solicitors Regulation Authority in 1998
