Virginie Guerineau

Virginie is an associate in the real estate practice of Linklaters in Paris specialised in real estate (transactional, asset management), construction, environmental and litigation.

Work highlights

Recent transactions of significance where substantial involvement can be disclosed have included the below mentioned:

• Barings: advising Barings on the acquisition of an historic building in a prime location at 163 rue Saint-Maur in Paris, France, from Groupe Financière JL, represented by its family office Family Partners.
• Ramsbury: advising on a day-to day basis on all their asset management elements for their French portfolio which includes namely the following properties: 21 Champs-Elysées, 54-56 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 11-13 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris.
• Invesco Real Estate: acting on behalf of the Malaysian's pension fund, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) on the sale of the entity SC Tour Prisma, owner of a tower called "Tour Prisma" which is located in the business area La Defense, in Paris.
• BMO Real Estate Partners: advising BMO Real Estate on the acquisition of the entity owning the trophy building for office and retail uses located at 71-73 Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
• Invesco Real Estate European Fund (IREEF) and Invesco Real Estate itself: acting as asset manager of IREEF for the acquisition from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield of the whole share capital of SCI Capital 8, the company owning the prime office complex known as Capital 8, with a total surface area of 45,000 sqm located in the 8th arrondissement in Paris, rue de Monceau, rue Murat and rue du Docteur Lancereaux and fully let to 17 tenants.
• Northwood Investors: advising on the acquisition by its subsidiary, Cegereal SA, of a prime real estate property for office use called "Le Tripode - Passy-Kennedy" and located in Paris (16th arrondissement). The property develops a total lettable surface area of approx. 22,500 sqm and is fully let to 10 tenants.
• HSBC SA: advising in its negotiations with its current landlord for the termination of all its leases relating to its headquarters on the Champs-Elysées and in its negotiations with Covea for the entering into of a new commercial lease for its headquarters to be relocated Avenue Kleber in Paris (75008).

Virginie joined the firm in 2019

Virginie graduated from Montpellier University (Master II in International Trade Law in 2016) and from Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Master I in Business Law in 2015). Virginie also holds a Master’s degree in International Management.