, based in London, has been appointed as UK head of real estate. Both appointments take effect from 1 January 2011.
Yves Moreau, who has been a partner since 1999, has significant experience in corporate real estate, construction, project development, real estate financing and taxation and registration duties. He has been Head of the Real Estate Group in Brussels since 2007.
Recent deals he has advised on include the acquisition by Banimmo of a 42.50% stake in City Mall Invest, and the acquisition by Finasucre SA of a 25% stake in the company owning the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert.
Anne Byrne, who has been a partner since 2001, has experience in a broad range of commercial real estate transactions. Her clients include Capital Shopping Centres, TIAA-CREF, AREA Property Partners and ProLogis and she recently acted for UBS on their new European headquarters building at Broadgate, in London.
They take over from Patrick Plant, who is stepping down as Global and UK Practice Head of Real Estate after two terms in the role. Patrick will now return to full-time client practice.
Arnaud de La Cotardière, Linklaters global head of commercial, said:
"I’m delighted to welcome Yves and Anne into their new roles. With their extensive commercial real estate experience, they are ideal people to build on our reputation as the firm of choice for complex real estate advice."
Yves Moreau said:
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Patrick for his contribution over the past eight years. He will be a hard act to follow and it is a testament to his leadership that we are well placed to take advantage of the opportunities that are appearing as the real estate market continues to pick up."
Anne Byrne said:
"As a group we remain focused on complex, high value transactions in the real estate sector, leveraging off a highly-skilled multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional approach. We look forward to the future with confidence."
For further information, please contact:
Rupert Winlaw on +44 20 7456 3219 or rupert.winlaw@linklaters.com or
Sarah Peters
