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Investment Funds: Real Estate - UK-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

A&O Shearman is highly active on fundraising for major real estate funds. It advises on strategies relating to data centres, private wealth investment platforms and other matters. It also advises on real estate-related secondaries. The practice is international in nature and able to interact with Luxembourg, Dubai, New York and other locations around the world.

Work Highlights

  • A&O Shearman advised Hines on the establishment and fundraising on its third flagship Hines European Value Fund series.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matt Huggett
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Matt Huggett
2
Band 2

Matt Huggett is adept at assisting clients with the formation and operation of substantial real estate funds. In addition to his GP-side practice, he also advises large investors on making their investments into funds.

He is extremely well informed about the sector and is also very practical from a business perspective.

Matt is fantastic when dealing with complex legal and commercial matters and provides very practical and helpful advice.

Matt is very knowledgeable and will always give us an answer, even for items that are new arising out of a brand new situation. He is a great thinker in the funds space.

Matt is extremely well informed about the sector and is also very practical. He is a great combination of a smart lawyer on the legal side and also the commercial side of a business.

Emma Danforth
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Emma Danforth
4
Band 4

Emma Danforth has particular expertise in real estate-focused fund formation and launches, in addition to strategic joint ventures.

Emma is good in negotiating on difficult calls with difficult opposing counsel. She is very measured. She is a very good negotiator with a great view of the market.

Emma is a very good lawyer. She is very knowledgeable about what she does and is easy to deal with.

You can call Emma, who will fill your boots with an explanation to a degree that few other lawyers would offer.

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Investment Funds: Real Estate

Matt Huggett
2
Matt Huggett
2
Band 2
Emma Danforth
4
Emma Danforth
4
Band 4