Real Estate Funds

Our in-depth real estate and funds industry knowledge, combined with a broad range of experience working with Funds and Financial Investors throughout the full lifecycle of their fund formation and then ongoing downstream investments, provides the firm with a significant competitive advantage. From our consistently top-ranked real estate funds practice to our market-leading real estate team advising on acquisitions and disposals, we provide seamless advice on a global scale.

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Real Estate Finance

Recognised as one of the leading firms in the real estate finance field, Linklaters has an extensive real estate finance capability with a proven track record in handling the very largest and most complex real estate finance transactions.

Our real estate finance team acts for arrangers, lenders, corporates, real estate investment trusts and private credit funds on a wide range of property investment and development financings. We have extensive experience in structuring and restructuring real estate finance transactions, whether through corporate acquisitions and joint ventures, funds or limited partnerships and by way of different funding options: senior debt, mezzanine finance, “opco/propco” structures and securitisations.

We adopt a sector-driven, collaborative approach to all that we do. Our core global real estate sector team comprises over 60 partners and includes global specialists in real estate M&A, real estate investment and development, tax, real estate funds, derivatives and structured finance and real estate disputes, ESG and planning.

Our commercial approach, global strength and co-ordination, product excellence and proven track record in executing complex and innovative transactions provide our clients with a competitive advantage.

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Derivatives, hedging and securitisation

We appreciate that the use of financial products and derivatives to manage risks within the Real Estate sector poses specific challenges, particularly in an uncertain geopolitical context. By bringing together our unparalleled understanding of Real Estate finance structures with our deep knowledge of global markets and regulation, we can deliver tailor-made, practical and innovative solutions to satisfy our clients' unique requirements. Our close collaborations with prominent trade associations such as the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) [and the CRE Finance Council] enable us to be at the forefront of all new developments for the entire Real Estate finance market.

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Core Real Estate

Linklaters, like many of our clients, adopts a holistic approach to real estate - working seamlessly across asset classes and jurisdictions.

Our real estate lawyers are recognised as market leaders, advising on some of the largest and most complex transactions in the sector. We pride ourselves on being a full-service real estate practice, acting for all the key players. Our clients - including developers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders, borrowers and insolvency practitioners - benefit from our integrated expertise in M&A, real estate finance, insolvency, tax, investment, construction, planning and zoning and ESG matters.

Our experience spans multi-phase urban regeneration schemes, corporate joint ventures and management arrangements, trophy asset acquisitions and disposals, and complex debt financings. Global corporates entrust us with the development and letting of their headquarters; investors rely on us to guide them through the nuances of unfamiliar markets.

We also advise on significant infrastructure projects, such as pipelines, gas storage facilities, windfarms, nuclear power stations, and innovative energy from waste plants. Our digital infrastructure specialists have navigated everything from the heights of telecoms towers to the depths of deep-sea cables. We also act for leading data centre operators as well as pioneers in digital advertising infrastructure.

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